Nutrition, key factor to reduce environmental load from pig production

Livestock Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 194-203

  Aarnink, A J A ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Environment; Heavy metals; Methane; Minerals; Nutrition; Odour; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247647612     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.112     Document Type: Article

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