Effect of fermented chlorella supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood characteristics, fecal microbial and fecal noxious gas content in growing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1742-1747

  Yan, L ^a   Lim, S U ^b   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Ace M and F Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fermented chlorella; Growing pig

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84871848852     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12352     Document Type: Article

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