The Effects of Increasing Zinc Oxide on Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 197-200

  Smith, J W ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Goodband, R D ^a   Dritz, S S ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early weaning; Feed efficiency; Growth; Pigs; Postweaning; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923070913     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31829-5     Document Type: Article

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