Performance and individual feed intake characteristics of group-housed sows fed a nonstarch polysaccharides diet ad libitum during gestation over three parities

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1246-1257

  Van Der Peet Schwering, C M C ^a,c   Kemp, B ^a   Plagge, J G ^a   Vereijken, P F G ^a   Den Hartog, L A ^b   Spoolder, H A M ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco Agric R and D   (Netherlands)

^c Nutreco Agric R and D ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feeding; Fiber; Gestation; Polysaccharides; Reproduction; Sows

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 2342512838     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/82.4.1246     Document Type: Article

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