Dietary supplementation of Lonicera macranthoides leaf powder improves amino acid profiles in serum and longissimus thoracis muscle of growing-finishing pigs

A 60-days feeding trial was conducted to determine the effect of dietary supplementation of Lonicera macranthoides leaf (LML) on growth performance, meat quality, and free amino acid profiles in growing-finishing pigs. L. macranthoides leaves were harvested, air-dried and milled to powder. A total o...

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Main Authors: Cimin Long, Xihong Zhou, Qinhua Wang, Chunyan Xie, Fengna Li, Zhiyong Fan, Bin Zhang, Zheng Ruan, Xiao'an Chen, Xin Wu, Yulong Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-12-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240565451630110X