Ractopamine hydrochloride improves growth performance and carcass composition in immunocastrated boars, intact boars, and gilts

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3536-3543

  Rikard Bell, C ^a,b   Curtis, M A ^a,b   van Barneveld, R J ^a,c   Mullan, B P ^a,d   Edwards, A C ^a,e   Gannon, N J ^a,f   Henman, D J ^a,g   Hughes, P E ^a,h   Dunshea, F R ^a,i  

^a Pork Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Barneveld Nutrition Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e ACE Consulting   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g QAF Meat Industries   (Australia)

^h South Autralian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boar; Body composition; Growth; Immunocastration; Ractopamine

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CASTRATION; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; MALE; PHENETHYLAMINES; SEX FACTORS; SUS SCROFA; WEIGHT GAIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 70350295879     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2002     Document Type: Article

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