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Degree of amino acid restrictions during the grower phase and compensatory growth in pigs selected for lean growth efficiency.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2002
Fabian J, Chiba L I, Kuhlers D L, Frobish L T, Nadarajah K, Kerth C R, McElhenney W H, Lewis A J
Abstract excerpt
A total of 32 select line (SL) and 32 control line (CL) Duroc pigs were used in two trials to determine the effect of dietary amino acid contents during the grower (G) phase and selection for lean growth efficiency on growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality. In each trial, pigs weighing 20 kg were assigned to 16 pens with two gilts or two castrated males per pen, and pens were randomly assigned...
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