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Effect of Piglet Birth Weight on Selected Characteristics of Pork

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|Nov 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2014-0033 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 967 - 975
Submitted on: Jan 7, 2014
Accepted on: Mar 4, 2014
Published on: Nov 15, 2014
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2014 Anna Rekiel, Justyna Bartosik, Justyna Więcek, Martyna Batorska, Beata Kuczyńska, Anna Łojek, published by National Research Institute of Animal Production
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