Digestibility of high fibre diets and performance of growing Zimbabwean indigenous Mukota pigs and exotic Large White pigs fed maize based diets with graded levels of maize cobs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 199-208

  Ndindana, W ^a   Dzama, K ^a   Ndiweni, P N B ^a   Maswaure, S M ^a   Chimonyo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fibre; Growth; Maize cobs; Mukota pigs

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037013574     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00345-5     Document Type: Article

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