Article
Optimal dietary energy and amino acids for gilt development: Growth, body composition, feed intake, and carcass composition traits.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2015
Calderón Díaz J A, Vallet J L, Prince T J, Phillips C E, DeDecker A E, Stalder K J
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine if body composition of developing gilts could be altered at the onset of estrus by ad libitum feeding diets differing in standard ileal digestible (SID) lysine and ME using levels that are within those used in practice by pig producers in the United States. Crossbred Large White × Landrace gilts ( = 1,221), housed in groups, were randomly allotted to 6 corn-soybean...
Topics
- Amino Acids
- Animal Feed
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Body Weight
- Diet
- Dietary Supplements
- Eating
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Ileum
- Lysine
