Haematology and serum biochemistry of grower pigs fed varying levels of Ipomoea asarifolia Leaf Meal

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 603-606

  Ekenyem, B U ^a   Madubuike, F N ^a  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Grower pigs; Haematology; Serum biochemistry Ipomoea asarifolia Leaf Meal

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; IPOMOEA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

IPOMOEA ASARIFOLIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 34548222745     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.603.606     Document Type: Article

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