Nutritive value of plantain and chicory for pigs

Many feedstuffs used in pig diets are in direct competition with human food, the overall objective of the research is look at alternative ingredients, such as forages. The first step in feed evaluation is to determine the nutritive value of a potential ingredient. In the present study the effects of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) and plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) on (1) total tract energy digestibility, (2) ileal amino acid digestibility,...