Aggressiveness and productive performance of piglets supplemented with tryptophan

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 608-611

  Martinez Trejo G ^a   Ortega Cerrilla, M E ^a   Rodarte Covarrubias, L F ^b   Herrera Haro, J G ^a   Figueroa Velasco, J L ^a   Galindo Maldonado, F ^b   Sanchez Martinez O ^c   Lara Bueno, A ^c  

^a Campus Montecillo 56230 Montecillo ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aggression; Productive performance; Tryptophan; Weaned piglets

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650607085     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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