Effect of restricted growth rate and elevated levels of minerals and vitamins on feet and leg characteristics, soundness scores and metacarpal and metatarsal characteristics of growing boars

The effects of dietary energy level (ad libitum vs 75% of ad libitum) and mineral-vitamin intake (100 vs 150% NRC recommendations) on foot and leg development, incidence and severity of foot lesions, soundness scores and metacarpal and metatarsal characteristics of growing boars was studied. Boars a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lepine, Allan J.
Other Authors: Animal Science
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87688