Effects of Creep Feed and Milk Replacer and Nursery Phase-feeding Programs on Pre- and Post-weaning Growth of Pigs
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Ha, Duck-Min
(Regional Animal Industry Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Jang, Kyoung-Soon (Regional Animal Industry Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) Won, Hye-Sook (Regional Animal Industry Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) Ha, Seung-Ho (Pusan and Kyungnam Cooperative Swine Farms Association) Park, Man-Jong (Regional Animal Industry Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) Kim, Sung-Woo (Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University) Lee, C.-Young (Regional Animal Industry Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) |
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