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Selection for leanness and the energetic efficiency of growth in meat animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

A. J. F. Webster
A. J. F. Webster
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
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Symposium on ‘Genetics and Nutrition’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , May 1977 , pp. 53 - 59
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1977

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