Growth performance, blood metabolic responses, and carcass characteristics of grower and finisher south african windsnyer-type indigenous and large white × landrace crossbred pigs fed diets containing ensiled corncobs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 5739-5748

  Kanengoni, A T ^a,e   Chimonyo, M ^b   Erlwanger, K H ^c   Ndimba, B K ^d   Dzama, K ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Fermentation; Fiber; Pig genotypes; Serum enzymes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SILAGE; SWINE; VETERINARY; ZEA MAYS;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 84946190421     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8067     Document Type: Article

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