Effects of vitamin A supplementation in young lambs on performance, serum lipid, and longissimus muscle lipid composition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3062-3071

  Arnett, A M ^a   Dikeman, M E ^a   Spaeth, C W ^a   Johnson, B J ^a   Hildabrand, B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Lamb; Lipid; Meat quality; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

LIPID; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS; WEIGHT GAIN;

GLYCINE MAX; MICROPUS; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36148955096     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0176     Document Type: Article

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