Artificial rearing of piglets: Effects on small intestinal morphology and digestion capacity

Livestock Science

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 165-173

  De Vos, Maartje ^a   Huygelen, Veronique ^a   Willemen, Sofie ^a   Fransen, Erik ^a   Casteleyn, Christophe ^a   Van Cruchten, Steven ^a   Michiels, Joris ^b   Van Ginneken, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artificial rearing; Birth weight; Formulated milk; Pigs; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84890856835     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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