Relationship of gestation protein and feed intake level over a five-parity period using a high-producing sow genotype.

doi:10.2527/1998.762533x

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Relationship of gestation protein and feed intake level over a five-parity period using a high-producing sow genotype.

Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 1998

Mahan D C

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High-producing Landrace-Large White crossbred gilts (n = 50) involving 198 farrowings were used to evaluate dietary gestation protein (13 vs 16% CP) and gestation feed intakes (Control vs High), and their interaction, over a five-parity period on sow reproductive performance. Gestation feed intak...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Animal Feed
Animals
Body Weight
Energy Intake
Female
Fertility
Genotype
Lactation
Parity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal
Swine
Weaning

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