The fermentative capacity of growing pigs and adult sows fed diets with contrasting type and level of dietary fibre

Livestock Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 111-114

  Jørgensen, Henry ^a   Serena, Anja ^a   Hedemann, Mette S ^a   Bach Knudsen, Knud Erik ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Co products; Comparative; Digestibility; NSP

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 34247536795     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.102     Document Type: Article

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