Water intake and wastage at nipple drinkers by growing-finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1413-1422

  Li, Y Z ^a,b   Chenard L ^a,c   Lemay, S P ^a,d   Gonyou, H W ^a  

^a PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^b Inst for Agric Rural and Environ Health ^*  (Canada)

^c Inst for Agric Rural and Environ Health   (Canada)

^d Institut de recherche et de developpement en agroenvironnement   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking Behavior; Nipple Drinkers; Pigs; Water Intake; Water Wastage

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33646028226     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8361413x     Document Type: Article

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