Effects of pig age at market weight and magnesium supplementation through drinking water on pork quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1512-1519

  Frederick, B R ^a,b   Van Heugten, E ^a   See, M T ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Christensen Family Farms   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Growth rate; Magnesium; Pork; Quality; Water

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33744927165     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.8461512x     Document Type: Article

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