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A note on the response of growing pigs to supplemental biotin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

I. G. Partridge  and
M. S. McDonald
I. G. Partridge
Affiliation:
Colborn-Dawes Nutrition Ltd, Heanor Gate, Heanor, Derbyshire DE7 7SG
M. S. McDonald
Affiliation:
Colborn-Dawes Nutrition Ltd, Heanor Gate, Heanor, Derbyshire DE7 7SG
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Abstract

The response of pigs to supplemental biotin (500 μg/kg diet) was studied in a growth trial from 15 to 88 kg live weight. Food: gain ratio was significantly improved during the grower phase and there was a tendency for improvement in the starter and finisher phases. There was also a tendency towards improved carcass grading.

Keywords

biotinpigs
Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , February 1990 , pp. 195 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1990

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