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Modeling the effects of stressors on the performance of populations of pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2004
Wellock I J, Emmans G C, Kyriazakis I
Abstract excerpt
A simulation model that predicts the effect of the social, physical, and nutritional environments on pig food intake and performance was extended to deal with individual variation. The aim was to investigate the effect of between-animal variation on the performance of a population of growing pigs. Variation was generated in initial state, growth potential, and ability to cope when exposed to social "stressors"...
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