The influence of heat production on voluntary food intake in growing pigs given protein-deficient diets

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 365-378

  Ferguson, N S ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food intake; Nutrition; Pigs; Protein; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031529986     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015939     Document Type: Article

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