Supplemental Fermented Milk Increases Growth Performance of Early-Weaned Pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 511-515

  Dunshea, F R ^a   Kerton, D J ^a   Eason, P J ^a   King, R H ^a  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; Liquid Feeding; Milk; Pig; Weaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034387271     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.511     Document Type: Article

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