Effect of restricted postweaning growth resulting from reduced floor and feeder-trough space on pig growth performance to slaughter weight in a wean-to-finish production system

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 836-842

  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

Feed Troughs; Floor Space; Growth; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BUILDING; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0043130264     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.814836x     Document Type: Article

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