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Swine day, 1996; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 97-142-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 772; Swine; Finishing pigs; Lysine; Lean growth
Abstract
In Exp. 1, increasing dietary lysine from .40% to .70% linearly improved ADG, F/G, 10th rib fat depth, and percentage lean in finishing gilts from 200 to 250 lb. Increasing dietary lysine also tended to improve longissimus muscle area. Results from Exp. 2 indicate no improvement in growth or carcass performance of gilts fed greater than .60% lysine. The combined results of Exp. 1 and 2 indicate that finishing gilts from 200 to 250 lb requires between .60% to .70% (18 to 20 g/d) dietary lysine to maximize both growth performance and carcass characteristics.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 21, 1996
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126
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129
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Recommended Citation
Loughmiller, J A.; Kim, I H.; Woodworth, J C.; Smith, J W. II; Bergstrom, J R.; Hongtrakul, K; Nessmith, W B.; Musser, R E.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Goodband, Robert D.; and Tokach, Michael D.
(1996)
"Dietary lysine requirement for optimal growth performance and carcass characteristics of late finishing gilts,"
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports:
Vol. 0:
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10.
https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6486
