Effects of dietary supplementation with L-carnitine and fat on blood acid-base responses to handling in slaughter weight pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-81

  Bertol, T M ^b   Ellis, M ^a,c   Hamilton, D N ^b,d   Johnson, E W ^a   Ritter, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c 216 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

^d Genetipork USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base equilibrium; Carnitine; Dietary fat; Handling; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 12244251044     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.83175x     Document Type: Article

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