Ractopamine hydrochloride in formulated rations for barrows or gilts from 94 to 130 kg Cloridrato de ractopamina em rações formuladas para suínos machos castrados ou para fêmeas na fase dos 94 aos 130 kg

An experiment was carried out to evaluate the performance, carcass composition, cutting yields and economic viability of 5 or 10 ppm of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) in diets for barrows and gilts from 94 to 130 kg. Sixty commercial hybrid pigs within a gender, were individually kept in pens and a...

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Main Authors: Nikolas de Oliveira Amaral, Elias Tadeu Fialho, Vinícius de Souza Cantarelli, Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimo, Paulo Borges Rodrigues, Lúcio Vilela Carneiro Girão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2009-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982009000800013