Performance, meat and carcass traits of fattening pigs with organic versus conventional housing and nutrition

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 109-119

  Millet, S ^a   Hesta, M ^a   Seynaeve, M ^a   Ongenae, E ^a   De Smet, S ^a   Debraekeleer, J ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carcass and meat quality; Growth; Housing; Nutrition; Organic farming; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2442610671     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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