Increasing the Pig Market Weight: World Trends, Expected Consequences and Practical Considerations |
Kim, Y.S.
(Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Kim, S.W. (Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University) Weaver, M.A. (Newsham Genetics, LC) Lee, C.Y. (Regional Animal Industry Research Center, Jinju National University) |
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