Bacterial protein grown on natural gas as feed for pigs

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 97-106

  ØVerland, Margareth ^a   Skrede, Anders ^a   Matre, Toralv ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Natl Grain Administration   (Norway)

Author keywords

Backfat sensory quality; Carcass traits; Pigs; Single cell protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035346905     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001750193422     Document Type: Article

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