Effects of feeding blends of grains naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins on brain regional neurochemistry of starter pigs and broiler chickens

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2131-2139

  Swamy, H V L N ^a   Smith, T K ^a   MacDonald, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Fusarium; Mycotoxins; Neurochemistry; Pigs; Vomitoxin

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3142639469     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8272131x     Document Type: Article

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