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Dietary protein selection by chinese and european growing pigs given choice feeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

J M Vidal ,
F Brouns ,
S A Edwards ,
P R English ,
O MacPherson ,
A G Taylor  and
C S Haley
J M Vidal
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
F Brouns
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
S A Edwards
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
P R English
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
O MacPherson
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
A G Taylor
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
C S Haley
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 3JG
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A number of recent experiments have indicated that growing pigs, given the choice between diets of differing protein content, have the ability to select a daily nutrient intake appropriate to their requirements. This experiment was designed to investigate this ability in pigs which are extremely different in their genetic potential for protein deposition rate. European pigs have undergone intensive selection for a high protein deposition rate, whereas the Meishan breed from China is still relatively unimproved and capable of only a low rate of protein deposition.

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Pigs
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 133
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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