- Feed (Nutrient) Consumed
- Body Tissue Gained
- Time elapsed to market size
- Growth performance in the nursing phase is largely dependent on the sows' gestational and lactational feed intakes.
- Growth performance in the nursery phase is variable. Weaning pigs at around 21 days and ensuring adequate ambient temperature are very important factors along with the specialized quality protein diets.
- Attainment of high growth performance is critical in the grow-finish phase and producers try to exert considerable influence on growth performance in the grow-finish phase.
- Gender
- Age
- Genetics: Genetic potential for growth is an important determinant of nutritional requirements.
Introduction to Growth Performance
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performance are:
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| Growth performance is determined
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Copyright ©1997 by the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary
Medicine
Faculty: Dr. Paul Pitcher
Student: Sandra Springer,'99