Individually assessed creep food consumption by suckled piglets : Influence on post-weaning food intake characteristics and indicators of gut structure and hind-gut fermentation

Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-75

  Bruininx, E M A M ^a,d   Schellingerhout, A B ^b   Binnendijk, G P ^a   Van Der Peet Schwering, C M C ^a   Schrama, J W ^a   Den Hartog, L A ^c   Everts, H ^b   Beynen, A C ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Nutreco Agric R and D   (Netherlands)

^d CCL Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creep feeding; Food intake; Pigs; Small intestine; Weaning

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1242322470     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053856     Document Type: Article

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