The response of growing pigs to amino acids as influenced by environmental temperature: 1. Threonine

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-297

  Ferguson, N S ^a   Arnold, G A ^a   Lavers, G ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heat loss; Pigs; Temperature; Threonine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009660863     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800054746     Document Type: Article

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