Article
Effects of ractopamine, genotype, and growth phase on finishing performance and carcass value in swine: I. Growth performance and carcass merit.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 1991
Gu Y, Schinckel A P, Forrest J C, Kuei C H, Watkins L E
Abstract excerpt
A replicated factorial experiment using 183 individually fed crossbred barrows was conducted. Pigs were fed an 18.5% CP (.95% lysine) diet with 3,594 kcal of ME/kg. The effects of five genotypes (GT): 1) Hampshire (H) x (H x Duroc [D]), 2) synthetic terminal sire line, 3) (H x D) x (Landrace [L]...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Breeding
- Genotype
- Hybrid Vigor
- Least-Squares Analysis
- Male
- Meat
- Muscle Development
- Muscles
- Phenethylamines
- Random Allocation
- Seasons
- Swine
- Weight Gain