Effects of different dietary threonine levels on growth and slaughter performance in finishing pigs

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 447-455

  Plitzner, C ^a   Ettle, Thomas ^a   Handl, S ^b   Schmidt, P ^b   Windisch, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Goblet cell; Pigs; Requirement; Threonine; Urea

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 38149052182     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2334-cjas     Document Type: Article

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