Nutritional value of wheat for growing pigs: Chemical composition and digestible energy content

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-194

  Zijlstra, R T ^a   De Lange, C F M ^b   Patience, J F ^a  

^a PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digestible energy; Growing pig; Non starch polysaccharide; Wheat

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033147644     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-103     Document Type: Article

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