Effect of advancing the supply of finisher diet on growth performances and carcass and pork quality of heavy barrows and gilts

A total of 120 Duroc×(Large White×Landrace) pigs, 50% barrows and 50% gilts, with 54.1±0.14 kg BW and 103±3 days of age, were used to study the effect of advancing the shift to a standard finisher feed from 100 to 90 and 80 kg BW on production performances and carcass and pork quality. Each of the s...

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Main Authors: J. Suárez-Belloch, M.A. Sanz, J.A. Guada, M.A. Latorre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
sex
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116001300