Effect of Chromium Picolinate on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Serum Metabolites and Metabolism of Lipid in Pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 258-262

  Xi, Gang ^a   Xu, Zirong ^a,b   Wu, Si Hung ^a   Chen, Shijiang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carcass Characteristics; Chromium Picolinate; Growing Finishing Pigs; Growth Performance; Serum Metabolites

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0347670164     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.258     Document Type: Article

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