Dietary acorns provide a source of gamma-tocopherol to pigs raised extensively

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 441-443

  Rey, A I ^a   Isabel, B ^a   Cava, R ^a   Lopez Bote, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acorn; Diet; Gamma tocopherol; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032277804     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-030     Document Type: Article

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