Energetics of segregated early weaned pigs

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1693-1698

  Harmon, J D ^a,b,c   Xin, H ^a,b   Shao, J ^b  

^a ASAE ^*

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early weaned piglets; Energetics; Heat production; Indirect calorimetry; Moisture production; Swine nursery

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CALORIMETRY; HEAT LOSSES; MOISTURE;

EARLY WEANED PIGS; ENERGETICS; HEAT PRODUCTION; INDIRECT CALORIMETRY; MOISTURE PRODUCTION; SWINE NURSERY;

BIOLOGY;

EID: 0031278692     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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