The correlation between passage rate of digesta and dry matter digestibility in various stages of swine

Livestock Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 81-84

  Kim, B G ^a   Lindemann, M D ^a   Cromwell, G L ^a   Balfagon, A ^a   Agudelo, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Passage rate; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 34247475321     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.082     Document Type: Article

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