The effect of pregnancy, energy intake and mating weight on protein deposition and energy retention of female pigs

Hovell, F. D. Deb; MacPherson, R. M.; Crofts, R. M. J.; Smart, R. I.

doi:10.1017/s000335610001669x

The effect of pregnancy, energy intake and mating weight on protein deposition and energy retention of female pigs

SUMMARY 1. In a comparative slaughter experiment, 12 female pigs (six at 80 kg and six at 100 kg) were allocated at first oestrus to each of five treatments: Treatment 1 initial slaughter, or Treatments 2, 3 and 4 mated and given 19·5, 25·8 or 32·1 MJ ME/day for the last 100 days of pregnancy, or…