Dietary arginine supplementation in multiparous sows during lactation improves the weight gain of suckling piglets
This study investigated the effects of dietary arginine (Arg) supplementation, just during lactation, on sow and litter performance, plasma concentrations of metabolites and hormones, and milk yield and composition in multiparous sows. Thirty-one sows were randomly assigned to 3 dietary treatments s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Integrative Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311916614260 |