Energy cost of ingesting and excreting indigestible material in growing pigs is minimal

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-562

  De Lange, Cornelis ^a   Van Milgen, Jaap ^b   Dubois, Serge ^b   Noblet, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Energy; Excretion; Feces; Heat production; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33847113606     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006041     Document Type: Article

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