Growth Performance, Plasma Fatty Acids, Villous Height and Crypt Depth of Preweaning Piglets Fed with Medium Chain Triacylglycerol |
Chwen, Loh Teck
(Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia)
Foo, Hooi Ling (Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University Putra Malaysia) Thanh, Nguyen Tien (Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia) Choe, D.W. (Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia) |
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