Intensive indoor versus outdoor swine production systems: Genotype and supplemental iron effects on blood hemoglobin and selected immune measures in young pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2384-2390

  Kleinbeck, Samara N ^a   McGlone, John J ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Immunity; Iron; Natural killer cells; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBINS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; IRON; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; SWINE;

EID: 0033190754     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7792384x     Document Type: Article

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