A note on effect of exercise on behaviour and performance of confined swine
1968; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0003356100026350
ISSN1748-748X
AutoresS. Roy Morrison, H. F. Hintz, R. L. Givens,
Tópico(s)Animal Nutrition and Physiology
ResumoThe effects of exercise on food intake, growth rate and behaviour were investigated in two trials with 32 pigs. The exercise took the form of running or walking four times the length of a concrete path twice a day. Food intake and rate of gain in body weight were decreased by exercise; the thickness of back fat was not significantly affected. Exercise increased the amount of time spent resting. It is concluded that exercise does not appear to be a practical method of producing leaner carcasses.
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