The effect of immunization against GnRF on nutrient requirements of male pigs: A review

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1769-1778

  Dunshea, F R ^a   Allison, J R D ^b   Bertram, M ^c   Boler, D D ^d   Brossard, L ^e   Campbell, R ^f   Crane, J P ^b   Hennessy, D P ^a   Huber, L ^g   De Lange, C ^g   Ferguson, N ^h   Matzat, P ⁱ   Mckeith, F ^j   Moraes, P J U ^b   Mullan, B P ^k   Noblet, J ^e   Quiniou, N ^l   Tokach, M ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

^c First Choice Livestock   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PEGASE   (France)

^f Pork CRC Roseworthy   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^h Nutreco Canada Inc   (Canada)

ⁱ GENUS PLC   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^k DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^l IFIP   (France)

^m KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

boars; finishing pigs; growth; immunological castration.; nutritional requirements

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNIZATION; LYSINE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84885446520     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731113001407     Document Type: Article

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