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Analysis of body composition changes of swine during growth and development.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1999
Wagner J R, Schinckel A P, Chen W, Forrest J C, Coe B L
Abstract excerpt
This study was conducted to model the growth of carcass, viscera, and empty body components and component composition of pigs. Quantitative tissue and chemical composition of 319 swine, representative of barrows and gilts from five commercial genetic populations, was determined at eight stages of growth between 25 and 152 kg. After whole body grinding and carcass dissection, proximate analyses were performed to...
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