The effects of dietary Houttuynia cordata and Taraxacum officinale extract powder on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood characteristics and meat quality in finishing pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 141, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 188-193

  Yan, L ^a   Meng, Q W ^a   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Finishing pigs; Houttuynia cordata; Meat quality; Taraxacum officinale

Indexed keywords

HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA; SUIDAE; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 80053612510     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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