Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 277-287

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584030277

Effect of different proportions of popped amaranth grain (Amaranthus cruentus) as an iron supplement in piglet diets on selected blood indicators

Miroslav I. Urosevic1, Isabel Hennig-Pauka2, Alexander Tichy3, Nenad Stojanac4, Radomir Ratajac5

1Scientific Institute of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination for Domestic Animals, "Temerin", Serbia
2University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, University Clinic for Swine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Vienna, Austria
3Platform Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Vienna, Austria
4University of Novi Sad, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia
5Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia

Received September 8, 2014
Accepted April 1, 2015

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