Performance and carcass traits of individual pigs housed in groups as affected by ad libitum and restricted feeding

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-50

  Ramaekers, P J L ^a   Swinkels, J W G M ^a   Huiskes, J H ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^b   Den Hartog, L A ^a   Van Der Peet Schwering, C M C ^a  

^a Research Institute for Pig Husbandry   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy intake; Fattening performance; Feeding station; Pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009428937     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(96)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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