The effect of stocking density on the responses of growing pigs to dietary lysine

Animal Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 459-469

  Ferguson, N S ^a   Lavers, G ^a   Gous, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lysine; Pigs; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0035643818     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800058434     Document Type: Article

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