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Growth and backfat depth of pigs kept at a high temperature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

C. W. Holmes
C. W. Holmes
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Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Summary

1. Two experiments have been carried out to determine the effect of a high air temperature, 32·33°C, on growth and backfat depth of pigs, by comparison with a thermo-neutral air temperature, 22·24°C. The diet consisted predominantly of whey, since it was expected thatthis would enable appetite to be maintained at the higher temperature.

2. Food intake was reduced by 5% to 7% during the period of exposure to 32°C in Experiments 1 and 2 respectively. Growth rate and FCE were reduced significantly only in Experiment 2.

3. Backfat depths measured above the eye muscle were significantly increased by the hot treatment in both experiments; those measured on the split carcass were consistently greater for the hot treatment.

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Animal Production , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , August 1971 , pp. 521 - 527
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1971

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