Effects of pre- and postnatal exposure to garlic and aniseed flavour on pre- and postweaning feed intake in pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 284-287

  Langendijk, P ^a   Bolhuis, J E ^a   Laurenssen, B F A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feed intake; Flavour; Preference; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247612007     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.083     Document Type: Article

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