Changes in hormones, growth factor and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs fed betaine

Livestock Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 78-85

  Huang, Qi Chun ^a,b   Xu, Zi Rong ^a   Han, Xin Yan ^a   Li, Wei Fen ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b LONGYAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betaine; Carcass characteristics; Finishing pigs; Growth factor; Hormone; Lipid metabolism

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750479898     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.04.031     Document Type: Article

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