Dietary supplementation with different forms of flax in late gestation and lactation: Effects on sow and litter performances, endocrinology, and immune response

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 225-237

  Farmer, C ^a   Giguere A ^a   Lessard, M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flax; Gestation; Immune response; Lactation; Litter performance; Sow

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GAMMA INTERFERON; LINSEED OIL; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLAX; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLAX; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LINSEED OIL; MILK; OVALBUMIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SWINE;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 72649086227     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2023     Document Type: Article

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