Sustainability Issues of U.S. Swine Production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1410-1417

  Honeyman, M S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manure; Sustainable Agriculture; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; MEAT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; MEAT; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030156026     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7461410x     Document Type: Article

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