Influence of type and dietary rate of inclusion of non-starch polysaccharides on skatole content and meat quality of finishing pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-133

  Wiseman, J ^a   Redshaw, M S ^a,b   Jagger, S ^c   Nute, G R ^d   Whittington, F W ^d   Wood, J D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^c Springfield House   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates (non digestible); Meat quality; Pigs; Skatole

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0039110619     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051158     Document Type: Article

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