Effect of feather meal on live animal performance and carcass quality and composition of growing-finishing swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 172-181

  Apple, J K ^a   Boger, C B ^a   Brown, D C ^a   Maxwell, C V ^a   Friesen, K G ^a   Roberts, W J ^a   Johnson, Z B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Composition; Feather Meal; Growth; Pigs; Pork; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COLOR; EATING; FEATHER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; SOYBEAN; STANDARD; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; COLOR; EATING; FEATHERS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOYBEANS; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038485701     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.811172x     Document Type: Article

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