Evaluation of dietary l-carnitine or garlic powder on growth performance, dry matter and nitrogen digestibilities, blood profiles and meat quality in finishing pigs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 141-152

  Chen, Y J ^a   Kim, I H ^a   Cho, J H ^a   Yoo, J S ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Huang, Y ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Finishing pigs; Garlic powder; l Carnitine; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; GLYCINE MAX; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38849115717     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.05.025     Document Type: Article

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