Digestible energy and amino acid contents in Canadian varieties of sorghum, pearl millet, high-oil corn, high-oil-high-protein corn and regular corn samples for growing pigs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 385-391

  Yin, Y L ^a,b   Gurung, Nar K ^c   Jeaurond, E A ^a   Sharpe, P H ^a   De Lange, C F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Kenpal Farm Products Inc R R #1   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Digestibility; Energy; Grains; Pigs

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PYRUS COMMUNIS; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036761345     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A01-086     Document Type: Article

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