Impact of dietary energy level and ractopamine on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3572-3579

  Hinson, R B ^a,c   Wiegand, B R ^a   Ritter, M J ^b   Allee, G L ^a   Carr, S N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c JBS United   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary energy; Paylean; Pig; Ractopamine

Indexed keywords

GROWTH PROMOTOR; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; MALE; MEAT; PHENETHYLAMINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

GLYCINE MAX; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054760692     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3302     Document Type: Article

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