Fresh cocoa pod husk as an ingredient in the diets of growing pigs

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1141-1144

  Oddoye, E O K ^a   Rhule, S W A ^b   Agyente Badu, K ^a   Anchirinah, V ^a   Ansah, F Owusu ^a  

^a New Tafo Akim   (Ghana)

^b Animal Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Feed to gain ratio; Feeding trial; Fresh cocoa pod husk; Growing pigs; Growth rate

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 77954413141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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