Article
Selection line x diet interactions for two lines of pigs fed 12 or 24% protein diets.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 1990
Bereskin B, Steele N C, Mitchell A D
Abstract excerpt
An experiment with crossbred swine was conducted over six generations of selection based on an index (Index) of average daily gain in weight (ADG) in a test period from 56 d of age to 91 kg gross weight and average backfat thickness (ABF) measured from ultrasonic scans at 91 kg. Test pigs of the high protein select (HS) and control (HC) lines were fed a 24% crude protein (CP) diet and pigs of the low protein...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Breeding
- Crosses, Genetic
- Dietary Proteins
- Female
- Genotype
- Male
- Random Allocation
- Regression Analysis
- Swine