Impact of early postweaning growth rate as affected by diet complexity and space allocation on subsequent growth performance of pigs in a wean-to-finish production system

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 353-359

  Wolter, B F ^a   Ellis, M ^a,c   Corrigan, B P ^a   DeDecker, J M ^a   Curtis, S E ^a   Parr, E N ^b   Webel, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b JBS United   (United States)

^c 216 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Floor Space; Growth; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; EATING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037866729     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.812353x     Document Type: Article

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