Effects of feeder-trough space and variation in body weight within a pen of pigs on performance in a wean-to-finish production system

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2241-2246

  Wolter, B F ^a   Ellis, M ^a,c   Curtis, S E ^a   Parr, E N ^b   Webel, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b JBS United   (United States)

^c 216 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Feed Troughs; Pigs; Weaning

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036719281     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.9.2241     Document Type: Article

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