Short communication: Effect of dietary lysine content and sanitation conditions on performance of weaned pigs fed antibiotic-free diets

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-118

  Kahindi, R K ^a   Htoo, J K ^b   Nyachoti, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth performance; Lysine; Piglet; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897786357     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS2013-016     Document Type: Article

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