Effects of vitamin C supplementation on performance, iron status and immune function of weaned piglets

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-40

  Zhao, Junmei ^a   Li, Defa ^a   Piao, Xiangshu ^a   Yang, Wenjun ^a   Wang, Fenglai ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunity; Performance; Serum Iron; Vitamin C; Weaning pigs

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IRON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IRON; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85047670129     PISSN: 0003942X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039420214176     Document Type: Article

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