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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
2009; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 10-014-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 1020; Astaxanthin; Carcass characteristics; Pork color; Swine
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Effects Of Dietary Astaxanthin On The Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Pigs (2009), J R. Bergstrom, Terry A. Houser, J A. Gunderson, A N. Gipe, J Jacela, J M. Benz, R C. Sulabo, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach
Effects Of Dietary Astaxanthin On The Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Pigs (2009), J R. Bergstrom, Terry A. Houser, J A. Gunderson, A N. Gipe, J Jacela, J M. Benz, R C. Sulabo, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach
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A total of 48 barrows (initially 215 lb) were used to evaluate the effects of increasing dietary astaxanthin (0, 5, 10, and 20 ppm) on late-finishing pig performance and carcass characteristics. Pigs were blocked by weight and randomly allotted to 1 of 4 dietary treatments in a 26-d experiment. Pigs were fed simple corn-soybean meal-based diets. Treatments consisted of a control diet and the control diet with 5, 10, or 20 ppm added astaxanthin. For overall growth performance (d 0 to 26), ADG and F/G of pigs fed astaxanthin was not different from that of the control pigs. However, ADFI …