Comparison of performance, water intake and feeding behaviour of weaned pigs given either pellets or meal

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 491-499

  Laitat, M ^a   Vandenheede, M ^b   Desiron A ^b   Canart, B ^b   Nicks, B ^b  

^a Serv Medecine Porcine Gestion E   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Meal; Pellets; Performance; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033475474     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051341     Document Type: Article

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