Effect of housing conditions (clean vs. dirty) on growth performance and feeding behavior in growing pigs in a tropical climate

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 559-563

  Renaudeau, D ^a  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Growth; Health; Pig; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SANITATION; STANDARD; SWINE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOT TEMPERATURE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; SANITATION; SWINE; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WEST INDIES;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 62949087043     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9223-5     Document Type: Article

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