Feeder location did not affect performance of weanling pigs in large groups

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2784-2789

  Wolter, B F ^a   Ellis, M ^a   Curtis, S E ^a   Parr, E N ^b   Webel, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b JBS United   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal Feeding; Group Size; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0034332127     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.78112784x     Document Type: Article

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