The application of low crude protein wheat-soyabean diets to growing and finishing pigs: 2. The effects on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen excretion, faecal volatile fatty acid concentration and ammonia emission from boars

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-260

  Leek, A B G ^a   Callan, J J ^a   Henry, R W ^b   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DEVENISH NUTRITION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Boars; Low crude protein; Pig manure; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33644653791     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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