Performance of weaner pigs fed ad libitum with liquid feed at different dry matter concentrations

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Geary, Tina M ^a   Brooks, Peter H ^a   Morgan, David T ^a   Campbell, Alastair ^a   Russell, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dietary dry matter; feed microbiology; feeding systems; liquid feeds; pigs; weaners

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029851906     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199609)72:1<17::aid-jsfa598>3.3.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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