Grow-finish performance and carcass characteristics of pigs fed low phytate corn in a commercial confinement facility

摘要

Reducing the amount of excreted nutrients in swine production systems is an environmental priority that is potentially the most critical challenge facing the swine industry today. The elements, nitrogen and phosphorus, have become two of the primary nutrients of concern when trying to manipulate production systems to decrease the excretion of nutrients and maintain environmental stewardship.