Niacin Supplementation Increases the Number of Oxidative Type I Fibres in Muscle of Growing Pigs

Included in the diet of growing pigs at a pharmacological dose, niacin (a B-vitamin) caused a switch in muscle fibres that is associated with a meat quality defect, dark, firm and dry (DFD) pork.
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