Absence of an effect of dietary fibre or clinoptilolite on boar taint in entire male pigs fed practical diets

Meat Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 346-352

  Aluwe M ^a   Millet, S ^a   Nijs, G ^a   Tuyttens, F A M ^a   Verheyden, K ^b   De Brabander, H F ^b   De Brabander, D L ^a   Van Oeckel, M J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boar taint; Clinoptilolite; Detection methods; Entire male pigs; Inulin; Lupins; Raw potato starch; Skatole; Wheat bran

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 64049085025     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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