A step-up ractopamine feeding program for finishing pigs

Abstract Background: Ractopamine (RAC) supplementation in the feed has been evaluated as a strategy to increase productive efficiency in finishing pigs. Objective: To evaluate the effects of different RAC dietary levels on performance, carcass traits, efficiency of lysine (ELU) and energy (EEU)...

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Main Authors: Tiago L Holzback, Anderson Corassa, Charles Kiefer, Alexandre O Teixeira, Leonardo M Moreira, Carlos M R Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902018000400276&lng=en&tlng=en