Article
Carcass traits and cutting yields of entire and immunocastrated pigs fed increasing protein levels with and without ractopamine hydrochloride supplementation.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2015
Needham T, Hoffman L C
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of increasing balanced protein, with and without ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC), in the finisher diets of immunocastrates on their carcass cutting yields and respective muscle, fat, and bone proportions. Carcass traits and yields of 120 individually housed entire male pigs and immunocastrates were evaluated following a 2 × 2 × 3 factorial design....
Topics
- Adrenergic beta-Agonists
- Animal Feed
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Body Weight
- Dietary Proteins
- Lysine
- Male
- Orchiectomy
- Phenethylamines
- Phenotype
- Swine