The effect of weaner diet protein content and diet quality on the long-term performance of pigs to slaughter

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1261-1269

  Wellock, I J ^a,d   Houdijk, J G M ^a   Miller, A C ^a   Gill, B P ^b   Kyriazakis, I ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^d AB Enzymes GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Performance; Pig; Protein; Weanling pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; EATING; ECONOMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 63849262779     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1098     Document Type: Article

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