Influence of Maize Cob Inclusion Level in Pig Diets on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits of Mukota x Large White F1 Crossbred Male Pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1724-1727

  Chimonyo, M ^a   Kanengoni, A T ^a   Dzama, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Carcass Traits; Growth Performance; LW x Mukota Crosses; Maize Cobs

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035646899     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.1724     Document Type: Article

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