Behavior and peripheral amine concentrations in relation to ractopamine feeding, sex, and social rank of finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1184-1194

  Poletto, R ^a,b   Meisel, R L ^c,d   Richert, B T ^b   Cheng, H W ^a   Marchant Forde, J N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Amine; Ractopamine; Sex; Social rank; Swine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; NORADRENALIN; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE; SEROTONIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SWINE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENETHYLAMINES; SEROTONIN; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77649175133     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1576     Document Type: Article

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