Effects of dietary supplementation with different forms of flax in late-gestation and lactation on fatty acid profiles in sows and their piglets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2600-2613

  Farmer, C ^a   Petit, H V ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Flax; Gestation; Lactation; Milk; Pig

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLAX; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FLAX; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEEDS; SWINE;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 68849127401     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1588     Document Type: Article

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