Influence of Porcine Somatotropin on the Phosphorus Requirement of Finishing Pigs: I. Performance and Bone Characteristics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 584-595

  Carter, S D ^a,b   Cromwell, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone Mineralization; Phosphorus; Pigs; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LYSINE; PHOSPHORUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMUR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METACARPAL BONE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMUR; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GROWTH HORMONE; LYSINE; METACARPUS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWINE;

EID: 0031991246     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.762584x     Document Type: Article

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