The effect of two levels of dietary ractopamine hydrochloride (Paylean®) supplementation on growth performance, feed efficiency and quantitative carcass traits in finisher gilts

Ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) has been used in the pig production industry for over 30 years. RAC is a beta-adrenergic agonist which is supplemented in the feed during the last 28 days prior to harvesting in finisher pigs to modify the pig's metabolism such that nutrients are redirected to fa...

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Main Author: Teague, Paul David
Other Authors: Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington)
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60863
Teague, PD 2016, Effect of dietary ractopamine hydrochloride (Paylean®) supplementation on growth feed efficiency and carcass traits of finisher gilts, MSc (Agric) Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60863>