Effects of dietary humic substances on pig growth performance, carcass characteristics, and ammonia emission

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2482-2490

  Ji, F ^a   McGlone, J J ^a   Kim, S W ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Carcass characteristic; Growth performance; Humic substance; Pig

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; MALE; MEAT; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748518921     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-206     Document Type: Article

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