Performance and carcass characteristics of swine at 50 kg fed diets with different energy levels and reduced levels of crude protein Desempenho e características de carcaça de suínos aos 50 kg recebendo rações com diferentes níveis de energia e reduzido teor de proteína bruta

The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of different levels of metabolic energy (ME) in diets with a reduced level of crude protein (CP) on the performance and carcass characteristics of growing swine. Thirty-two high-performance barrows (initial weight of 22.5 ± 1.43 kg and final weight of...

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Main Authors: Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimo, Vinícius de Souza Cantarelli, Elias Tadeu Fialho, Nikolas de Oliveira Amaral, Hebert Silveira, José Augusto de Freitas Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2009-06-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542009000300034