Use of the mobile nylon bag technique (MNBT) in combination with the ileo-rectal anastomosis technique (IRA) to determine amino acid digestibility in pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 109-117

  Viljoen, J ^a   Ras, M N ^a   Siebrits, F K ^a   Hayes, J P ^b  

^a Animal Nutrition and Animal Products Institute   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Digestibility; In vivo techniques; Pigs

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0010931485     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00100-0     Document Type: Article

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