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Effect of lean growth genotype and dietary amino acid regimen on the lactational performance of sows.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 1998
Sauber T E, Stahly T S, Williams N H, Ewan R C
Abstract excerpt
The effect of dietary amino acid regimen and genetic capacity for lean tissue growth on the lactational performance of sows was determined in primiparous sows with a high (350 to 390 g/d) or low (240 to 280 g/d) genetic capacity for lean tissue growth from 18 to 110 kg of body weight. During lactation, sows were offered daily 6.5 kg of one of four fortified corn-soybean meal diets containing .58, .77, .96, and...
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