N balance and energy in pigs fed sugar cane molasses and Azolla meal (Azolla spp)

Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Dominguez, P L ^a   Ly, J ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Porcinas   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Azolla; Digestibility; Energy; N; Pigs; Retention; Sugar cane molasses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031533356     PISSN: 08640408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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