Effects of a clinoptilolite supplement in pig diets on performance and serum parameters

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 159-164

  Prvulovlc D ^a   Jovanovic Galovic A ^b   Stanlc B ^b   Popovlc M ^a   Grubor Lajsic G ^b  

^a Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Animal feed; Cholesterol; Growing finishing pigs; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34249915318     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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