Fat nutrition and metabolism in piglets: A review

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 151-170

  Gu, X ^a   Li, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fat digestion; Fat metabolism; Fat nutrition; Piglet

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141727656     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(03)00171-8     Document Type: Review

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