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Choice feeding to characterise genotypes in pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J.M.F. Wilson ,
O.I. Southwood  and
H.A.M. van der Steen
J.M.F. Wilson
Affiliation:
PIC Ltd, Fyfield Wick, Abingdon Oxon OX14 5NA
O.I. Southwood
Affiliation:
PIC Ltd, Fyfield Wick, Abingdon Oxon OX14 5NA
H.A.M. van der Steen
Affiliation:
PIC Ltd, Fyfield Wick, Abingdon Oxon OX14 5NA
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Extract

The choice feeding of pigs has been shown in many experiments to allow the individual pig to express its own needs and thereby grow more efficiently and show its full potential.

The objective of this experiment was to test whether pigs representing 7 distinct genotypes, including Large White, Landrace, Pietrain, Duroc and Meishan, were able to select their dietary crude protein (CP) in relation to energy requirements under a choice feeding regime, and whether these differences were related to growth and performance.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1995 , March 1995 , pp. 210
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1995

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