EFFECTS OF LOW-LEVELS OF DIETARY MAGNESIUM-SILICATE SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF PIGS FROM 24 KG TO 68 KG BODY-WEIGHT
Magnesium silicate (HMS) supplementation at 2.0% of the diet did not influence the growth rate, feed conversion efficiency or carcass characteristics of castrated male growing pigs. However, feeding HMS decreased (P < 0.01) the liver weight and increased (P < 0.07) the cross-sectional area of longissimus muscle in pigs slaughtered at 68 kg body weight.