Effects of ractopamine at different dietary protein levels on growth performance and carcass characteristics in finishing pigs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 119-127

  Xiao, Ri Jin ^a   Xu, Zi Rong ^a   Chen, Hong Liang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics; Finishing pigs; Growth; Meat quality; Ractopamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033562564     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00282-X     Document Type: Article

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