The effects of feeding system, lysine level and gilt contact on performance, skatole levels and economy of entire male pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 131-140

  Andersson, Kristina ^a   Schaub, Anja ^a   Andersson, Kjell ^a   Lundström, Kerstin ^a   Thomke, Sigvard ^a   Hansson, Ingemar ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entire male pigs; Growing finishing pigs; Skatole; Whey

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0002071413     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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