Feeding various fat sources to sows: Effects on immune status and performance of sows and piglets

The Gestating and Lactating Sow

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 357-375

  Bontempo, V ^a   Jiang, X R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjugated linoleic acid; Immune status; Omega fatty acids; Performance; Piglet; Sow

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040029434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-803-2_16     Document Type: Chapter

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