Meat quality in pigs fed diets with gradual ractopamine supplementation and nutritional adjustments

Autor: M. Amin, C. Kiefer, G. L. D. Feijó, S. A. S. Alencar, G. P. Rodrigues, D. A. Marçal, R. C. Abreu
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Boletim de Indústria Animal, Vol 74, Iss 3, Pp 280-287 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0067-9615
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Popis: This study evaluated the effects that gradual ractopamine supplementation in diets with nutritional adjustments on pig meat. Were used 80 finishing crossbred barrows in a randomized block design with a 2×5 factorial arrangement (two diets: with and without nutritional adjustment; five levels of ractopamine supplementation: 5-5, 10-10, 20-20, 5-10 and 10-20 ppm) in the 14 initial and 14 final study days, four replicates with two animals by experimental unit. Higher shear force values (P
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