Further Modifications to the Mobile Nylon Bag Technique to Determine Nutrient Digestibility for Swine

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1149-1156

  Thacker, P A ^b   Qiao, S ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cannula; Digestibility; Energy; Nylon Bag; Pigs; Protein

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CICER ARIETINUM; GLYCINE MAX; HARNESS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0035644535     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.1149     Document Type: Article

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