The effect of dietary barley level on volatile fatty acid concentration and manure ammonia emissions in finishing pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 236-239

  Lynch, M B ^a   Sweeney, T ^a   Callan, J J ^a   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Barley; Pigs; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247543486     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.128     Document Type: Article

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