Effects of supplemental glutamine on growth performance, plasma parameters and LPS-induced immune response of weaned barrows after castration

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 674-681

  Hsu, C B ^a,b   Lee, J W ^a,b   Huang, H J ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Lee, T T ^a,c   Yen, H T ^a,d   Yu, B ^a,b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Castration; Glutamine; Growth performance; Weaned piglets

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860854767     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.11359     Document Type: Article

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