One or two feeders for groups of 16 growing-finishing pigs: Effects on health and production

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-264

  Georgsson, Lotta ^a   Svendsen, Jørgen ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Feed conversion ratio; Feed intake; Feeder; Growth rate; Health; Performance

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0039149303     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700152717245     Document Type: Article

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