Effect of live weight and dietary supplement of raw potato starch on the levels of skatole, androstenone, testosterone and oestrone sulphate in entire male pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-243

  Zamaratskaia, G ^a   Babol, J ^a   Andersson, H K ^a   Andersson, K ^a   Lundstrom K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entire male pigs; Raw potato starch; Skatole; Testicular steroids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 19044396100     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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