Growth responses of entire and immunocastrated male pigs to dietary protein with and without ractopamine hydrochloride
The interaction between dietary balanced protein, ractopamine (RAC) and Improvac (IMP) on the growth SHORTS URBAN response of 120 individually penned male PICC pigs was evaluated.The pigs entered the trial at 16 weeks of age and were assigned to 12 treatments using a 2×2×3 factorial design.Three balanced protein diets, formulated with standard il