Effects of betaine on performence, carcass characteristics and hepatic betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase activity in finishing barrows

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 402-405

  Feng, J ^a   Liu, X ^a   Wang, Y Z ^a   Xu, Z R ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Barrow; Betaine; BHMT Activity; Carcass Characteristics; Performace; Pork

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645793964     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.402     Document Type: Article

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