Evaluation of the Feeding Duration of a Phase 1 Nursery Diet to Three-Week-Old Pigs of Two Weaning Weights

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 578-583

  Mahan, D C ^a   Cromwell, G L ^b   Ewan, R C ^c   Hamilton, C R ^d   Yen, J T ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diets; Nutrition Programs; Pigs; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIGESTION; NEWBORN; SWINE; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIGESTION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 0031991020     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.762578x     Document Type: Article

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