Effect of varying ambient temperature and porcine somatotropin treatment in pigs on feed intake and energy balance traits

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Van Der Hel, W ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a   Schrama, J W ^a   Brandsma, H A ^a   Sutton, A L ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Pigs; Protein; Somatotropin; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0009254132     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00107-3     Document Type: Article

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