Effects of dietary protein content and food intake on carcass characteristics and organ weights of growing Iberian pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-56

  Nieto, R ^a   Lara, L ^a   Garcia M A ^a   Vilchez M A ^b   Aguilera, J F ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Energy intake; Pigs; Protein intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0043204520     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053637     Document Type: Article

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