Effect of creep feed consumption on individual feed intake characteristics and performance of group-housed weanling pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1413-1418

  Bruininx, E M A M ^a,d   Binnendijk, G P ^a   Van Der Peet Schwering, C M C ^a   Schrama, J W ^a   Den Hartog, L A ^b   Everts, H ^c   Beynen, A C ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco Agric R and D   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Nutrition ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creed feed; Feed intake; Pigs; Weaning

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; EATING; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKLING; SWINE; TIME; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FECES; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036597311     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8061413x     Document Type: Article

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