Determination of responses of growing pigs to dietary energy concentration

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-236

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energy; Nutrient density; Pigs; Profits

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033272249     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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