Effects of Increasing Lysine to Calorie Ratio and Added Fat for Growing-Finishing Pigs Reared in a Commercial Environment: I. Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-428

  De La Llata, M ^a   Dritz, S S ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Goodband, R D ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrows; Energy; Fat; Gilts; Lysine; Lysine to calorie ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955005253     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30997-9     Document Type: Article

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