Factors influencing feed ingestion and performance of weaned pigs: Perception and characteristics of diets;Facteurs influençant la consommation alimentaire et les performances zootechniques du porc sevré: Perception et caractéristiques de l'aliment

Annales de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-29

  Laitat, M ^a   De Jaeger, F ^b   Vandenheede, M ^a   Nicks, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Inve België NV ^*  (Belgium)

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