The effect of dietary protein intake on immune status in pigs of different genotypes

Little is known about the immune status of different pig breeds and the role of dietary protein intake. The present study, performed on 96 barrows (48 pure-bred Bama mini-pigs (fatty genotype) and 48 Landrace pigs (lean genotype)) randomly assigned to two dietary treatment groups (low- or adequate p...

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Main Authors: Yulong Tang, Jianjun Li, Simeng Liao, Ming Qi, Xiangfeng Kong, Bie Tan, Yulong Yin, Jiaqi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Food and Agricultural Immunology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540105.2018.1455812