Performance of pigs reared under traditional tribal low input production system and chemical composition of non-conventional tropical plants used as pig feed

Livestock Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 294-298

  Kumaresan, A ^a   Bujarbaruah, K M ^a   Pathak, K A ^a   Chhetri, Bijoy ^a   Das, S K ^a   Das, Anubrata ^b   Ahmed, S K ^a  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^b NRC on Pig   (India)

Author keywords

Feeding practice; Growth rate; Low input production system; Reproduction; Tribal pig rearing

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 33847335908     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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