ORIGINAL PAPER
Growth rate and carcass value of three types
of crossbred pigs fed ad libitum diets with
different protein and energy contents
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Warsaw Agricultural University, Department of Animal Breeding,
Przejazd 4, 05-840 Brwinów, Poland
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Warsawa Agricultural University, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Production,
Rakowiecka 26/30, 02-528 Warsaw, Poland
Publication date: 1995-02-16
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 1995;4(1):11-19
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ABSTRACT
Fifty-four pigs of three genotypes, 25% Polish Large White, 25% Polish Landrace (maternal
genotype) and 50% Duroc or 50% Pietrain or 25% Duroc plus 25% Pietrain (paternal genotype)
were fattened from 29 to 110 kg body weight. The animals were fed ad libitum one of three diets
containing MJ ME and g crude protein in the following amounts: 12.3 and 156; 12.3 and 170; 13.4 and
173 per kilogram of diet. Increasing the concentration of protein and energy increased efficiency of
feed conversion and ME per body gain, regardless of the type of crossbred. Genotype x nutrition
interaction (P≤0.05) on the meat content in carcass was found. Increasing the protein as well as both
protein and energy contents in the diet increased the meat content in carcass of pigs with 50% Pietrain
genes, while no such response was found in the other genotypes.
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