Impact of energy intake and pregnancy status on rate and efficiency of gain and backfat changes of sows postweaning

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 209-216

  Shurson, G C ^a   Libal, G W ^b,d   Crenshaw, J ^c   Hamilton, C R ^b,e   Fisher, R L ^a,f   Koehler, D D ^a,g   Whitney, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Darling Int ^*  (United States)

^e Darling International   (United States)

^f Vigortone Ag Products Inc   (United States)

^g Vita Plus Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Feed Intake; Postweaning Interval; Pregnancy; Sows

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ZEA MAYS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; COST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; TIME; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HORDEUM; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038823696     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.811209x     Document Type: Article

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