Influences of dietary protein level, amino acid supplementation and environmental temperature on performance, body composition, organ weights and total heat production of growing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1998-2007

  Kerr, B J ^a,d   Yen, J T ^b   Nienaber, J A ^b   Easter, R A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino Acids; Growth; Heat Production; Pigs; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS; SUS SCROFA;

AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; THERMOGENESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0642340452     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8181998x     Document Type: Article

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