The effect of dietary crude protein concentration on growth performance, carcass composition and nitrogen excretion in entire grower-finisher pigs

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-236

  Carpenter, D A ^a   O'Mara, F P ^a   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Excretion; Nitrogen; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 23644439959     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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