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Effect Of Mill Type And Particle Size Variation On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Pigs, M. B. Braun, H. K. Wecker, A. Yoder, J. C. Woodworth, C. R. Stark, C. B. Paulk
Effect Of Mill Type And Particle Size Variation On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Pigs, M. B. Braun, H. K. Wecker, A. Yoder, J. C. Woodworth, C. R. Stark, C. B. Paulk
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of mill type used to grind corn and its particle size variation on diet flowability and subsequent finishing pig growth performance and carcass characteristics. A total of 200 pigs (DNA Line 241 × 600; initially 121.9 lb) were used in a 75-d growth trial. Pigs were randomly assigned to pens with either 5 barrows or 5 gilts per pen. Pens were then randomly allotted to 1 of 4 treatments balanced by weight and gender with 10 pens per treatment. Treatments were arranged as a 2 × 2 factorial with 2 …