Dietary tryptophan effects on plasma and salivary cortisol and meat quality in pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2251-2259

  Guzik, A C ^a   Matthews, J O ^b   Kerr, B J ^c   Bidner, T D ^a   Southern, L L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Premium Standard Farms   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Meat quality; Swine; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEAT; SALIVA; SWINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748425794     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-292     Document Type: Article

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