Effect of tannin supplementation on nitrogen digestibility and retention in growing pigs
Two levels (0.25% and 0.5%) of water soluble chestnut tannin were added to the diet of growing pigs in a 40 days feeding trial, from the average body weight of 76kg up to about 110kg. As expected, a significant depression of the apparent digestibility of both dietary dry matter and nitrogen was reco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1462 |