Effects of Milk Replacer and Ambient Temperature on Growth Performance of 14-Day-Old Early-Weaned Pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 908-913

  Heo, K N ^a   Odle, J ^a   Oliver, W ^a   Kim, J H ^b   Han, In K ^b   Jones, E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambient Temperature; Early Weaned Piglet; Growth; Milk Replacer

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033437473     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.908     Document Type: Article

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