Compensatory growth

31-01-2007 | |
Mavromichalis
Dr Ioannis Mavromichalis International consulting nutritionist, Ariston Nutrition, Madrid, Spain
One of the main arguments in using low quality or low density feeds for nursery and growing-finishing pigs is that late-life compensatory growth (when feed gets cheaper) will make up for any checks on early growth. So, is this true? Does compensatory growth really exist? The answer is a bit complicated. One of the main arguments in using low quality or low density feeds for nursery and growing-finishing pigs is that late-life compensatory growth (when feed gets cheaper) will make up for a


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