Effects of dietary lysine and energy density on performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs fed ractopamine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3277-3287

  Apple, J K ^a,d   Maxwell, C V ^a   Brown, D C ^a   Friesen, K G ^a   Musser, R E ^b,e   Johnson, Z B ^a   Armstrong, T A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Tyson Foods Incorporated   (United States)

^c ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d B 103C AFLS Admin Bldg ^*  (United States)

^e Hubbard Feeds Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Characteristics; Energy; Lysine; Pork Quality; Ractopamine; Swine

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 7244228018     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.82113277x     Document Type: Article

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