Dietary Protein-Lysine-Energy Requirements and Relationships for Weanling Pigs and Dietary Lysine Requirements for Finishing Pigs (Amino Acids, Calories)

Successful weaning of pigs at a young age is very important for the pig industry, however, specific quantative requirements of the early weaned pig for several nutrients have not been precisely identified, in particular, optimum dietary levels of protein, lysine, energy and their relationships. Also, the suggested dietary requirements vary greatly. Therefore, a series of experiments was conducted to determine: (1) the dietary protein-lysine-energy relationships and requirements for maximum rate and efficiency of gain for pigs weaned at 25-30 days of age and (2) the dietary lysine level necessary in diets with two different levels of protein for maximum lean tissue development in ad libitum-fed finishing pigs.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Animal Sciences

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Lin, Chung-Chih

• Agriculture, Animal Culture and Nutrition

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8600256

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oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70031