Effects of feeding different levels of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) on gut morphology and faecal composition in weanling pigs

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 42-46

  Makinde, M O ^a,c   Umapathy, E ^a   Akingbemi, B T ^a   Mandisodza, K T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Pig Industry Board   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

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