The effects of dietary ractopamine on the performance and carcass characteristics of late-finishing market pigs with a previous history of porcine circovirus type 2 associated disease (PCVAD)

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-97

  Hinson, R B ^a,e   Allee, G L ^a   Boler, D D ^b   Ritter, M J ^c   Parks, C W ^d   Carr, S N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Goldsboro Milling Company   (United States)

^e JBS United   (United States)

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EID: 84895179250     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30206-0     Document Type: Article

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