Methionine, folic acid and vitamin B12 in growing-finishing pigs: Impact on growth performance and meat quality

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-206

  Giguère, Alain ^a   Girard, Christiane L ^a   Matte, J Jacques ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Homocysteine; Meat; Methionine; Pigs; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY COMPOSITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MALE; MEAT; METHIONINE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WEIGHT GAIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 45849125064     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390802027494     Document Type: Article

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