Estimating fermentative amino acid losses in the upper gut of pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 124-127

  Columbus, D ^a   Cant, J P ^a   de Lange, C F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acid catabolism; Enteric fermentation; Fibre; Pigs; Protein

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 77957139485     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.042     Document Type: Article

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