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The effect of feeding ractopamine (Paylean) on muscle quality and sensory characteristics in three diverse genetic lines of swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 2003
Stoller G M, Zerby H N, Moeller S J, Baas T J, Johnson C, Watkins L E
Abstract excerpt
The present experiment utilized Berkshire (n = 76), Duroc (n = 81), and high-lean commercial crossbred (n = 75) barrows and gilts with an initial BW of approximately 85.1 kg. Pigs were fed a standard commercial diet (17.6% CP, 1.02% lysine) supplemented with ractopamine hydrochloride at a level of 0 or 10 ppm for 28 d. The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design, with animals blocked within...
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