Growth and slaughter performance, nitrogen balance and ammonia emission from slurry in pigs fed high fibre diets

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-239

  Galassi, Gianluca ^a   Malagutti, Luca ^a   Crovetto, Gian Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia emission; Fibrous diets; Growing performance; Pig; Slaughter performance

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 35449002830     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.227     Document Type: Article

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