Performance of Crossbred (Landrace X Local Indian) Finisher Barrows Fed Maize or Wheat Bran Based Diets: Short Note

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1429-1432

  Bhar, R ^a   Pathak, N N ^a,b   Paul, S ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON BUFFALOES   (India)

Author keywords

Carcass Characteristics; Crossbred Finisher Pigs; Grainless Diets; Growth; Nutrient Utilization; Wheat Bran

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034390969     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1429     Document Type: Article

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