Eating traits in relation to performance and carcass traits of restrictedly fed group-housed finishing pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-405

  Ramaekers, P J L ^a   Swinkels, J W G M ^a   Huiskes, J H ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^b  

^a Research Institute for Pig Husbandry   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Pigs; Restricted feeding; Unrestricted feeding

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033114809     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050396     Document Type: Article

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