INFLUENCE OF DIETARY CHROMIUM YEAST SUPPL EMENTATION ON GROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS IN GROWING-FINISHING PIGS

Authors
KUHN G ENDER K HARTUNG M HACKL W FALKENBERG H
Citation
G. Kuhn et al., INFLUENCE OF DIETARY CHROMIUM YEAST SUPPL EMENTATION ON GROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS IN GROWING-FINISHING PIGS, Archiv fur Tierzucht, 40(2), 1997, pp. 143-151
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Archiv fur Tierzucht → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039438
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
143 - 151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9438(1997)40:2<143:IODCYS>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
An experiment with 34 male castrated pigs from 28 to 110 kg body weigh t in individual pens were made to evaluate the effect of chromium (Cr) yeast on growth performance, carcass composition, meat quality, and s tress susceptibility of the pigs. The chrom yeast was supplemented to normal diet in a dose of 400 g/t. The Cr supplementation caused no sig nificant changes regarding to growth performance, carcass quality, and cretinin-kinase-activity of the pigs. Only, the intramuscular fat con tent of chromium yeast fed pigs was higher.