Effect of betaine on growth hormone pulsatile secretion and serum metabolites in finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 85-90

  Huang, Q C ^a,b   Xu, Z R ^a   Han, X Y ^a   Li, W F ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LONGYAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betaine; Finishing pigs; Growth hormone; Growth performance; Pulsatile secretion

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SWINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BETAINE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 33847705376     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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