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Phosphorus Levels in Diets of Growing-Finishing Swine [PDF]

, 1978
The objective of this experiment was to determine if phosphorus levels fed in starter diets affect the performance of growing-finishing pigs fed two levels of dietary phosphorus in growing and finishing ...
Wahlstrom, Richard C., Libal, George W.
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Weighing affects short-term feeding patterns of growing-finishing pigs

, 2002
Data from two experiments were analyzed to determine the effect of weighing on the feeding patterns of growing-finishing pigs. Pigs had reduced feed intake on the day of weighing compared to before and after the weigh day through reduction in either ...
N. R. Augspurger, M. Ellis
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Effects of Trace Mineral Source on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Activity, and Meat Quality of Pigs Fed an Oxidized Soy Oil Supplemented Diet

Antioxidants
This study investigates the effects of oil quality and trace mineral source on the growth performance, antioxidant activity, and meat quality of growing–finishing pigs.
Ge Zhang, Jingyi Huang, Zhiqiang Sun, Yuhan Guo, Gang Lin, Zeyu Zhang, Jinbiao Zhao   +6 more
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Effect of Pen Space on Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs [PDF]

, 1981
For a number of years, the recommended space allowance for pigs has been 4 square feet and 8 square feet for the growing and finishing periods, respectively.
Wahlstrom, R. C., Libal, G. W.
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Growth performance of pigs fed low-protein diets supplemented with crystalline amino acids at different growth stages [PDF]

Animal Bioscience
Objective This study aimed to investigate the impact of reducing dietary crude protein (CP) coupled with supplementation of indispensable amino acids (AA) on growth performance of pigs at different growth stages. Methods A total of 126 (63 barrows and 63
Inho Cho, Changsu Kong
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Effect of environmental conditions and feed forms on the performance and feeding behavior of group-housed growing-finishing pigs

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Aim of study: To investigate the influence of environmental conditions and feed forms on productivity and feeding behavior of growing-finishing pigs. Area of study: Farm located in the North-East of Spain (42°03'11.0"N 2°06'59.5"E).
Marta Fornós, Sergi López-Vergé, Encarnación Jiménez-Moreno, Vicente Rodríguez-Estévez, Domingo Carrión, Josep Gasa   +5 more
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Effect of dietary crude protein levels in a commercial range, on the nitrogen balance, ammonia emission and pollutant characteristics of slurry in fattening pigs

Animal, 2011
An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary levels of crude protein (CP), close to the range used commercially and to the European Commission recommended values, on the nitrogen (N) balance, ammonia (NH3) emission and pollutant ...
F. Hernández, S. Martínez, C. López, M.D. Megías, M. López, J. Madrid   +5 more
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Descriptive study of production factors affecting performance traits in growing-finishing pigs in Spain

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2013
The objective of this study was to build up a data set including productive performance and production factors data of growing-finishing (GF) pigs in Spain in order to perform a representative and reliable description of the traits of Spanish growing ...
P. S. Agostini, J. Gasa, E. G. Manzanilla, C. A. da Silva, C. de Blas   +4 more
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Effects of dietary energy and crude protein levels on growth performance, blood profiles, and carcass traits in growing-finishing pigs

Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 2019
This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary energy and crude protein (CP) levels on growth performance, blood profiles, and carcass traits in growing-finishing pigs.
Lin Hu Fang, Ying Hai Jin, Sung Ho Do, Jin Su Hong, Byung Ock Kim, Tae Hee Han, Yoo Yong Kim   +6 more
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Interaction of Nursery and Growing—Finishing Space Allocation for Pigs [PDF]

, 2012
Although feed intake and growth rate data were inconclusive, pigs that were crowded for floor space in the nursery period may have been less negatively affected by crowding in the growing–finishing period than were pigs that had adequate floor space ...
Zimmerman, Dean
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