Effects of organic selenium supplementation on growth performance, carcass measurements, tissue selenium concentrations, characteristics of reproductive organs, and testis gene expression profiles in boars

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 533-542

  Speight, S M ^a   Estienne, M J ^a   Harper, A F ^a   Barb, C R ^b   Pringle, T D ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boar; Carcass; Growth; Selenium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856291276     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3747     Document Type: Article

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