Performance of growing pigs reared indoors or outdoors in sweet-potato fields

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of the genetic type (Large White [LW] vs Creole [CR]) and feeding management (indoors with concentrate [CSC], outdoors on sweet potato plots [OSP], indoors with the same ration as outdoors [CSP]) on 54 growing pigs. OSP animals had a growth rate of 240 grams p...

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Main Authors: Jean-Luc Gourdine, Jean-Christophe Bambou, Mario Giorgi, Gladys Loranger-Merciris, Harry Archimède
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CIRAD 2018-07-01
Series:Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
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Online Access:https://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/31347