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Effects of ractopamine on adipose tissue metabolism and insulin binding in finishing hogs. Interaction with genotype and slaughter weight.
Domestic animal endocrinology - 1 Apr 1990
Mills S E, Liu C Y, Gu Y, Schinckel A P
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-four barrows were divided among eight treatments in a 2 x 2 x 2 design to quantify the influence of ractopamine (0 or 20 mg/kg diet) over the final 40 kg of gain on metabolic activity in adipose tissue. Interactions with genotype (Hampshire cross or Landrace cross) and slaughter weight (100 or 127 kg) were investigated also. Backfat was removed at slaughter and rates of lipolysis and fatty acid synthesis...
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