Intake of nutrients from pasture by pigs

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-265

  Edwards, S A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foraging behaviour; Nutrient intake; Pasture; Pig

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HERBAGE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OMNIVORY; PASTURE; PIG FARMING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POACEAE; SEASONS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0038266655     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2002199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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