Effect of plant extracts on growth performance and insulin-like growth factor 1 secretion in growing pigs

ABSTRACTThe objective of the present study is to evaluate the effects of plant extracts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and immune blood characteristics in growing pigs. A total of 80 [(Landrace × Yorkshire) × Duroc] pigs with an initial body weight (BW) of 27.31±2.15 kg were used in...

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Main Authors: Subramaniam Mohana Devi, Jae Won Park, In Ho Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982015001000355&lng=en&tlng=en