Effects of herbage ingestion on the digestion site and nitrogen balance in heavy Iberian pigs fed on an acorn-based diet

Livestock Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 63-77

  Garcia Valverde R ^a   Nieto, R ^a   Lachica, M ^a   Aguilera, J F ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acorns; Digestibility; Energy value; Herbage; Iberian pig

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 34848923676     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.161     Document Type: Article

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