Impacts of wet feeding of diets on growth and carcass traits in pigs

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-96

  Chae, Byung J ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics; Dry and wet feeding; Growth; Liquid feeding; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0347269279     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2000.9706293     Document Type: Article

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