Compensatory growth feeding strategy does not overcome negative effects on growth and carcass composition of low birth weight pigs

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the compensatory growth feeding strategy could be a suitable solution for overcoming the negative effects on growth, carcass composition and meat quality of low birth weight pigs. Forty-two Swiss Large White barrows from 21 litters were selected at weani...

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Main Authors: J.G. Madsen, G. Bee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002663