Improving pork quality by feeding supranutritional concentrations of vitamin D3

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 218-224

  Wilborn, B S ^a   Kerth, C R ^a,b   Owsley, W F ^a   Jones, W R ^a   Frobish, L T ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 209 Upchurch Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fiber Type; Pig; Pork; Quality

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2342586036     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.821218x     Document Type: Article

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