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WATER IN PIG NUTRITION: PHYSIOLOGY, ALLOWANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

ZDZISLAW MROZ ,
AGE W JONGBLOED ,
NICO P LENIS  and
KAREL VREMAN
ZDZISLAW MROZ
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), Lelystad, P.O. Box 160, 8200 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
AGE W JONGBLOED
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), Lelystad, P.O. Box 160, 8200 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
NICO P LENIS
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), Lelystad, P.O. Box 160, 8200 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
KAREL VREMAN
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), Lelystad, P.O. Box 160, 8200 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 137 - 164
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