Effect of supplemental vitamins and trace minerals on performance and carcass quality in finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 141-147

  Edmonds, M S ^a,b   Arentson, B E ^a  

^a Kent Feeds Inc   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Minerals; Pig Finishing; Vitamin E; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BACITRACIN; COPPER; MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACITRACIN; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MINERALS; MUSCLES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMIN E; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035219392     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.791141x     Document Type: Article

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