Growth and immunity of weaner piglets supplemented with dietary tryptophan, threonine and glutamine

Post-weaning mortality has a major economic implication for pig producers. Post-weaning stress is influenced by a number of factors, including the piglets inherent ability and physiological mechanisms to adapt to the new environment. Various amino acids, including threonine, tryptophan and gluta...

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Main Author: Greaves, Stenelle
Other Authors: Jansen van Rensburg, Christine
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53496
Greaves, S 2016, Growth and immunity of weaner piglets supplemented with dietary tryptophan, threonine and glutamine, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53496>