Growth performance, dry matter and nitrogen digestibilities, serum profile, and carcass and meat quality of pigs with distinct genotypes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1142-1149

  Fabian, J ^a,b   Chiba, L I ^a,c   Kuhlers, D L ^a   Frobish, L T ^a   Nadarajah, K ^a   McElhenney, W H ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Babolna Feed Ltd   (Hungary)

^c 303C Ann S Upchurch Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blood Composition; Carcass Quality; Genotypes; Growth Rate; Meat Quality; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEPTIN; NITROGEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; DIGESTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; SWINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY COMPOSITION; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; MALE; MEAT; NITROGEN; ORGAN SIZE; SWINE;

EID: 0642284955     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8151142x     Document Type: Article

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