Effect of dietary β-1,3/1,6-glucan supplementation on growth performance, immune response and plasma prostaglandin E2, growth hormone and ghrelin in weanling piglets

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 707-714

  Wang, Zhong ^a   Guo, Yuming ^a   Yuan, Jianmin ^a   Zhang, Bingkun ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Growth performance; Immune response; PGE2; Weanling piglets; 1,3 1,6 Glucan

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 44449129962     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.70559     Document Type: Article

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