Body composition of breeding gilts in response to dietary protein and energy balance from thirty kilograms of body weight to completion of first parity

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1926-1934

  Gill, B P ^a  

^a Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Breeding gilt; Energy; Nutrition; Pig; Protein

Indexed keywords

LYSINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LYSINE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 33745831219     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-203     Document Type: Article

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