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Effect of long and short-term protein nutrition on the metabolic status, body composition and reproductive performance of gilts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. Slevin ,
J. Wiseman ,
M.G. Hunter ,
R.M. Walker  and
R. Webb
J. Slevin
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE 12 5RD, UK
J. Wiseman
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE 12 5RD, UK
M.G. Hunter
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE 12 5RD, UK
R.M. Walker
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE 12 5RD, UK
R. Webb
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE 12 5RD, UK
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Reproductive failure is a source of major economic loss to the UK pig industry, accounting for 0.5 of all first parity gilt cullings (MLC Pig Year Book, 1995). Previous research (Cameron et al, 1999) has shown that rearing gilts on a diet formulated to support maximal protein deposition has beneficial effects on ovulation rate at 3rd oestrus. The aim of the current experiment was to develop further the previous model to assess long and short-term effects of protein nutrition on reproductive performance, body composition and metabolic status.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 226
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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Cameron, J., Wiseman, J., Webb, R., and M.G., Hunter (1999) Effect of protein accretion rate on reproductive performance in the gilt between 50 kg and 3rd oestrus, Proceedings of the Society of Animal Science, 1999, (Abstr)Google Scholar