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ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) meal (CNM) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of pigs. Thirty-two crossbred pigs were randomly allocated… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) meal (CNM) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of pigs. Thirty-two crossbred pigs were randomly allocated equally into four groups and fed one of four diets containing 0, 30, 50, or 100 g kg−1 DM CNM for 49 days. The animals were housed individually into the cage, fed the diet ad libitum , and allowed to access water freely. Feed efficiency decreased quadratically, while carcass yield [...]
Keywords:
growth performance;
castanea sativa;
sativa meal;
chestnut castanea;
carcass characteristics;
performance carcass
Journal Title: Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Year Published: 2018
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