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Protein Deposition Rate of Hybrid Boars and its Measurement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

T.A. Van Lunen  and
D.J.A. Cole
T.A. Van Lunen
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD
D.J.A. Cole
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD
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The development of genotypes with high protein deposition rates (PDR) has brought into question previously accepted theories concerning growth, protein deposition and nutrient requirements of pigs. It is clear that the full potential for lean deposition of these new genotypes can only be realized if we adopt appropriate nutritional strategies. As a first step the work reported here was conducted to determine the protein deposition rate of highly selected hybrid boars and to evaluate nitrogen balance and carcass composition techniques for estimating PDR.

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Pigs I
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 10
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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Chadd, S.A. 1990. Voluntary feed intake of hybrid pigs. Thesis, University of Nottingham School of Agriculture.Google Scholar