Dietary protein affects nitrogen excretion and ammonia emission from slurry of growing-finishing pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-191

  Canh, T T ^a,b   Aarnink, A J A ^a   Schutte, J B ^a   Sutton, A ^c   Langhout, D J ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research   (Netherlands)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia emission; Diet; Nitrogen; Pigs; Slurry

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0039388845     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(98)00156-0     Document Type: Article

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