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Review: Effects of Ractopamine Hydrochloride (Paylean) on welfare indicators for market weight pigs(1)

This review summarizes the effects of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) dose (5, 7.5, 10, and 20 mg/kg) on market weight pig welfare indicators. Ractopamine hydrochloride (trade name Paylean) is a β-adrenergic agonist that was initially approved in the U.S. in 1999 at doses of 5 to 20 mg/kg to improve...

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Autores principales: Ritter, M. J., Johnson, A. K., Benjamin, M. E., Carr, S. N., Ellis, M., Faucitano, L., Grandin, T., Salak-Johnson, J. L., Thomson, D. U., Goldhawk, C., Calvo-Lorenzo, M. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7204987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32704677
http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/tas2017.0060