Growth performance and carcass characteristics of pigs fed short-season corn hybrids

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2779-2786

  Opapeju, F O ^a   Nyachoti, C M ^a   House, J D ^a   Weiler, H ^a   Sapirstein, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcass quality; Corn; Growth performance; Pig

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYBRIDIZATION; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HORDEUM; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; ZEA MAYS;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749420642     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-353     Document Type: Article

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