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KMID : 1025520080500050687
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology
2008 Volume.50 No. 5 p.687 ~ p.694
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Effects of Dietary Lysine and Leucine Level on Growth Performance and Meat Quality Parameters in Finishing Pigs
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Moon H. K.
Lee Sung-Dae
Jung Hyun-Jung
Kim Young-Hwa
Park Jun-Cheol
Ji Sang-Yun
Kwon Oh-Sub
Kim In-Cheul
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to investigate effects of dietary supplementation of lysine and leucine on growth performance and meat quality parameters in finishing pigs. The experiment was designed using lysine levels(0.45%, 0.75%) and leucine levels(1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%) according to 2×3 factorial design. A total of thirty-six pigs[(Landrace×Yorkshire)×Duroc] with an average initial weight of 75.5±2kg were allotted to one of the six dietary treatments. Each treatment had three replications of two pigs per replicate. No difference was found in average daily gain(P>0.05), while feed intake and feed/gain were higher in 0.45% of lysine treatments than in 0.75% of lysine treatments(P<0.05). Retail lean meat percentage was lower in 0.45% of lysine treatments than in 0.75% of lysine treatments(P<0.05), but there were no differences in other carcass characteristics(P>0.05). Marbling score was significantly increased(P<0.05) in 0.45% of lysine treatments compared to 0.75% of lysine treatments, while other meat quality parameters were not affected by lysine levels(P>0.05). Supplemental dietary leucine had no effect on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality parameters(P>0.05) except that Hunter b* value were increased with added levels of leucine(P<0.05). In conclusion, feeding of lysine-deficient diets in finishing pigs improved marbling scores of pork. Feeding diets high in leucine, however, did not increase intramuscular fat or marbling scores.
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KEYWORD
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Pig, Lysine, Leucine, Growth performance, Marbling score
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