Nitrogen utilization and performance of pigs given diets containing a dried or undried fermented blood/molasses mixture

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 239-247

  M'Ncene, W B ^a   Tuitoek, J K ^a   Muiruri, H K ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fermented blood meal; Growing pigs; Molasses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032937335     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00284-3     Document Type: Article

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