The effect of lysine/digestible energy ratio on growth performance and nitrogen deposition of hybrid boars, gilts and castrated male pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 465-475

  Van Lunen, T A ^a,b   Cole, D J A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c Nottingham Nutrition International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestible energy; Lysine; Nitrogen; Pigs; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030524975     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015368     Document Type: Article

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