Ractopamine and lysine levels on performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs Ractopamina e níveis de lisina no desempenho e nas características de carcaça de suínos em terminação

It was evaluated the effect of diets supplemented or not supplemented with ractopamine and digestible lysine on the performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs. A total of 50 barrows and 50 gilts (90.2 kg ± 3.5 kg) were used. In the growth performance trial, a randomized block design w...

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Main Authors: Erin Caperuto de Almeida, Elias Tadeu Fialho, Paulo Borges Rodrigues, Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimo, José Augusto de Freitas Lima, Dalton de Oliveira Fontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010000900014