Effects of folic acid on the performance of suckling piglets and sows during lactation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2371-2377

  Sheng Ping, Wang ^a,b   Yu Long, Yin ^a,b   Yin, Qian ^a,b   Li Li, Li ^a,b   Feng Na, Li ^a,b   Bi E, Tan ^a,b   Xiang Shan, Tang ^a,b   Rui Lin, Huang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Blood; Folic acid; Milk production and quality; Piglet's performance; Sow

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FOLIC ACID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUCKLING; SWINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; SUS SCROFA; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052611365     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4469     Document Type: Article

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