Effects of the standardized ileal digestible lysine to metabolizable energy ratio on performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A total of 2,121 growing-finishing pigs (Duroc × Landrace × Large White) were utilized in six experiments conducted to determine the effects of different ratios of standardized ileal digestible lysine (SID-Lys) to metabolizable energy (ME) on the performance and...

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Main Authors: Li Pengfei, Zeng Zhikai, Wang Ding, Xue Lingfeng, Zhang Rongfei, Piao Xiangshu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.jasbsci.com/content/3/1/9