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Influence of dietary supplementation of modified tall oil and vitamin E on bacon characteristics

Authors

• • A T Waylan
• • P R O'Quinn
• • J C Woodworth
• • S I Koo
• • John A Unruh
• • Robert D Goodband
• • Jim L Nelssen
• • Michael D Tokach

Abstract

Seventy-two crossbred (PIC) barrows were used to determine the influence of feeding modified tall oil (MTO, 0 or .5% of diet) and vitamin E (0, 10, or 50 IU/lb of feed) on bacon quality characteristics. Feeding MTO to pigs during both. the growing and finishing phases increased bacon slice firmness. Feeding swine MTO and vitamin E had minimal effects on bacon production, proximate analysis, and quality traits. Therefore, any of these combinations of MTO with vitamin E can be fed to swine to improve carcass traits without affecting bacon.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 18, 1999

Keywords: Swine day, 1999, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 00-103-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 841, Swine, Modified tall oil, Vitamin E, Bacon

How to Cite: Waylan, A. T. , O'Quinn, P. R. , Woodworth, J. C. , Koo, S. I. , Unruh, J. A. , Goodband, R. D. , Nelssen, J. L. & Tokach, M. D. (1999) “Influence of dietary supplementation of modified tall oil and vitamin E on bacon characteristics”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6624