Influence of environmental temperature, dietary energy level and sex on performance and carcass characteristics of pigs

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-39

  Fagundes, Antonio Cesar Alves ^a   Da Silva, Roberto Gomes ^b   Gomes, Jacinta Diva Ferrugem ^a   De Oliveira Souza, Luiz Waldemar ^c   Fukushima, Romualdo Shigueo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Fundação Educacional Miguel Mofarrej   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carca a; Carcass; Crescimento; Dietary energy; Energia da dieta; Estresse t rmico; Growth; Heat stress; Su nos; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 78149365326     PISSN: 14139596     EISSN: 16784456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2009.26747     Document Type: Article

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