Gestating sows prefer concentrate diets to high-fibre diet in two-choice tests

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 251-262

  Guillemet, Rozenn ^a   Comyn, Sébastien ^a   Dourmad, Jean Yves ^a   Meunier Salaün, Marie Christine ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Feed preferences; Fibre; Gestation; Nulliparous sow

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; DIET; DRY MATTER; FOOD PREFERENCE; PIG; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN;

PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 36148953930     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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