Apparent nutrient and mineral digestibility in growing-finishing pigs fed phosphorus reduced diets supplemented with benzoic acid and phytase

Livestock Science

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 103-105

  Bühler, Kathrin ^a   Bucher, Benjamin ^a   Wenk, Caspar ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Benzoic acid; Phosphorus; Phytase; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PENIOPHORA LYCII; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957142026     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.111     Document Type: Article

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