Growth performance, carcass and pork quality of finisher pigs fed oat-based diets containing different levels of β-glucans

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 449-456

  Fortin, A ^a,b   Robertson, W M ^a   Kibite, S ^a   Landry, S J ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Oats; Pigs; Pork; Quality; glucans

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

GLUCAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; OAT; PH; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AVENA SATIVA; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; FEMALE; GLUCANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037866665     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.812449x     Document Type: Article

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