Economics of increasing lysine:calorie ratio and adding dietary fat for growing-finishing pigs reared in a commercial environment

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 215-223

  De La Llata, Manuel ^a   Dritz, Steve S ^a   Langemeier, Michael R ^a   Tokach, Mike D ^a   Goodband, Robert D ^a   Nelssen, Jim L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Added fat; Economics; Energy; Lysine; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244366484     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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