Effect of dietary formates on growth performance, carcass traits, sensory quality, intestinal microflora, and stomach alterations in growing-finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1875-1884

  Overland M ^a   Granli, T ^b   Kjos, N P ^a   Fjetland, O ^c   Steien, S H ^b   Stokstad, M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c Veterinary College of Norway ^*

Author keywords

Carcass Traits; Formate; Growth Performance; Pigs; Sensory Quality

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSATION; STANDARD; STOMACH; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DIET; FORMATES; FORMIC ACIDS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INTESTINES; MEAT; POTASSIUM; SENSATION; STOMACH; SWINE;

EID: 0034223579     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7871875x     Document Type: Article

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