Effects of food texture on meal duration and behaviour of sows fed high-fibre or concentrate diets

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 587-589

  Bergeron, R ^a   Meunier Salaun M C ^b   Robert, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Food texture; Gestation; High fibre diet; Sow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037005245     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A01-073     Document Type: Article

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