Evaluation of Improvest effects on production parameters of gilts from two different genetic sire lines
Manuel A Vasquez-Hidalgo,
Martha Mellencamp,
Deborah Amodie
et al.
Abstract:The objective was to evaluate the effects of Improvest® on performance and carcass characteristics of gilts from two different genetic sire lines and the performance of Improvest gilts with castrated male pigs. It was hypothesized that performance parameters observed for Improvest gilts would be similar to barrows, thus narrowing the performance gaps between traditionally-managed gilts and barrows. Pigs were from Large White/Landrace dams and either Duroc-Pietrain (DP) or Duroc (D) sires. Females within each g… Show more
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