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Effects of low protein diets on fat deposition in the whole body and within the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

G G Stonehouse*
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
S I Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
K Hallett
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
A Stewart
Affiliation:
Harper Adams University College, Shropshire, United Kingdom
J D Wood
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Protein is an expensive nutrient in pig diets and high protein diets lead to high N excretion, a source of pollution. Low protein nutritional strategies are therefore needed, but these often increase fat deposition. This study compared three nutritional strategies differing in protein and energy supply using genotypes with different propensities for fat deposition.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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