Effects of increasing dietary niacin on growth performance and meat quality in finishing pigs reared in two different environments

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3203-3210

  Real, D E ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a   Unruh, J A ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Goodband, R D ^a   Dritz, S S ^a   DeRouchey, J M ^a   Alonso, E ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lonza Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Finishing; Growth; Meat Quality; Nicotinic Acid; Performance; Pigs

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

LYSINE; NICOTINIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COLOR; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PH; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; COLOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYSINE; MALE; MEAT; NIACIN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWINE;

EID: 0038179623     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80123203x     Document Type: Article

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