Growth performance of nursery and grower-finisher pigs fed diets supplemented with benzoic acid
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the efficacy of benzoic acid on the growth performance of nursery and grower-finisher pigs. A randomized complete block design was used in both experiments with the initial body weight as the blocking factor. There were 3 treatments corresponding to 3 di...
Main Authors: | Hengxiao Zhai, Wen Ren, Shikui Wang, Jinlong Wu, Patrick Guggenbuhl, Anna-Maria Kluenter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-09-01
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Series: | Animal Nutrition |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654517300495 |
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