Mineral profiling of local pig-feeds and pigs reared under resource driven production system to reduce porcine mineral deficiency in subtropical hill ecosystem of Northeastern India

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 669-675

  Kumaresan, A ^a   Bujarbaruah, K M ^b   Pathak, K A ^a   Das, Anubrata ^c   Ramesh, T ^a  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c NRC on Pig   (India)

Author keywords

Local feed resources; Mineral deficiency; Serum biochemical values; Smallholder pig production

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; INDIA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; INDIA; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 62949089723     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9240-4     Document Type: Article

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