Effect of chromium nanoparticle on growth performance, carcass characteristics, pork quality and tissue chromium in finishing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1118-1122

  Wang, M Q ^a   Xu, Z R ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carcass Characteristics; Chromium; Nanoparticle; Pigs; Pork Quality

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3242689640     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1118     Document Type: Article

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