Effects of increased dietary lysine (protein) level on performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs reared in a hot, humid environment

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 447-452

  Myer, R O ^a   Bucklin, R A ^a   Fialho, F B ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Pigs; Protein; Season; Thermal environment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRITION; PROTEINS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS;

CARCASS; DIETARY LYSINE; HEAT STRESS; PIGS; SEASON; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0032031150     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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