Effects of dietary l-carnosine and alpha-lipoic acid on growth performance, blood thyroid hormones and lipid profiles in finishing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1465-1470

  Bao, Yinghui ^a   Gao, Chunqi ^a,b   Hao, Wenbo ^a   Ji, Cheng ^a   Zhao, Lihong ^a   Zhang, Jianyun ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Ma, Qiugang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha lipoic Acid; Finishing Pigs; L carnosine; Lipid Profiles; Thyroid Hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941562016     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.14.0604     Document Type: Article

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