Diet selection in pigs: Choices made by growing pigs when given foods differing in nutrient density

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 691-699

  Ferguson, N S ^a   Nelson, L ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food preferences; Nutrient density; Optimization; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HELIANTHUS; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033147748     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050712     Document Type: Article

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