Determining the effect of lysine: Calorie ratio on growth performance of ten-to twenty-kilogram of body weight nursery pigs of two different genotypes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-146

  Schneider, J D ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Dritz, S S ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a   DeRouchey, J M ^a   Goodband, R D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Growth; Lysine; Nursery pig; Swine

Indexed keywords

LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENOTYPE; LYSINE; MALE; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 72649097827     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1204     Document Type: Article

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