Dietary fibre for pregnant sows: Effect on performance and behaviour

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 71-80

  Danielsen, V ^a   Vestergaard, Ellen Margrethe ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dietary fibre; Litter; Pregnancy; Sows

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035867361     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00197-3     Document Type: Article

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