Comparison of meal and pellets for growing pigs fed either in troughs or off the floor

1966 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Braude ◽  
J. G. Rowell
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Eye Muscles ◽  
Fattening Pigs

A co-ordinated trial has been carried out with fattening pigs at nineteen centres to compare the effects of the following methods of preparing and presenting the feed: (1) meal fed in the trough; (2) cubes fed in the trough; (3) meal fed off the floor; (4) cubes fed off the floor.Pigs fed meal off the floor had substantially worse growth rate and feed conversion than pigs on any of the other three treatments, probably because of feed wastage. With trough feeding, pigs fed cubes had slightly better growth rate and feed conversion than pigs fed meal. When the feed was given as cubes, there was little to choose between trough feeding and feeding off the floor. Faster growing pigs were slightly fatter and had slightly smaller eye muscles.

Comparison of dry and wet feeding of growing pigs

1967 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Braude ◽  
J. G. Rowell
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Eye Muscles

A co-ordinated trial has been carried out at eighteen centres to compare the following amounts and methods of providing water to growing pigs: (1) water in the feed in the ratio of 2½: 1; (2) water in the feed in the ratio of 4:1; (3) dry feeding with water available separately ad lib.; (4) water in the feed in the ratio of 1½: 1 and also available separately ad lib.Pigs on dry feeding had substantially worse growth rate and feed conversion; carcass lengths were slightly smaller and eye muscles slightly wider. Fat measurements were not significantly affected.

Influence of energy and protein concentration in the diet on the performance of growing pigs 2. Differing nutrient density at a constant energy: protein ratio

1972 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Lodge ◽  
M. E. Cundy ◽  
R. Cooke ◽  
D. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Large White ◽  
Protein Ratio ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Nutrient Density ◽  
Amino Acid Balance

SUMMARYForty-eight gilts by Landrace sires on Large White × Landrace females were randomly allocated to eight pens and within pens to six treatment groups involving three diets and two levels of feeding from 23 to 59 kg live weight. All diets were formulated to have approximately the same ratio of digestible energy to crude protein (160 kcal DE/unit % CP) but different energy and protein concentrations: (A) 3500 kcal/kg DE and 21 % CP, (B) 3150 kcal/kg DE and 19% CP, and (C) 2800 kcal/kg DE and 17% CP. Amino acid balance was maintained relatively constant with synthetic lysine, methionine and tryptophan. The levels of feeding were such that the lower level of diet A allowed an intake of energy and protein similar to the higher level of diet B, and the lower level of B was similar to the higher level of C.On the lower level of feeding, growth rate, efficiency of feed conversion and carcass fat content increased linearly with each increment in nutrient concentration; on the higher level of feeding growth rate and EFC increased from diet C to B but not from B to A, whereas carcass fat content increased linearly with diet from the lowest to the highest concentration. There was a non-significant tendency for the higher density diets at a similar level of nutrient intake to give better EFC and fatter carcasses than the lower density diets.

Effects of low levels of dietary magnesium silicate supplementation on the performance and carcass characteristics of pigs from 24 to 68 kg body weight

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Tortuero ◽  
J. R. Rioperez
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Magnesium Silicate ◽  
Liver Weight ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dietary Magnesium ◽  
Key Words Magnesium

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. Key words: Magnesium silicate, growth rate, carcass characteristics

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF FLOOR TYPE ON SERUM FOLATES, SERUM VITAMIN B12, PLASMA BIOTIN AND ON GROWTH PERFORMANCES OF PIGS

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. BILODEAU ◽  
G. J. BRISSON ◽  
J. J. MATTE ◽  
A. M. B. de PASSILLÉ ◽  
C. L. GIRARD
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Growth Performances ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
B Complex Vitamins

Forty-eight 5-wk-old piglets were grouped into six blocks of eight pigs each. Each block comprised two pens of four pigs, two castrates and two females; one pen had a solid floor (free access to feces) while the other had a slatted floor (limited access to feces). Pigs were fed ad libitum a diet computed to meet NRC requirements for 18 wk. Every 14 d, each animal was weighed and a blood sample was taken for the determination of folates, vitamin B12, biotin, hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Ht) levels. There was no effect (P > 0.05) of floor type on serum folates or vitamin B12, nor on plasma biotin which averaged, respectively, 72.2 ± 2.9 ng mL−1, 246.0 ± 21.3 pg mL−1 and 1.34 ± 0.1 ng mL−1 at the end of the experiment. Biotin concentration was about 16-fold greater in the feces than in the diet, which was indicative of active bacterial synthesis of B-complex vitamins in the gut. Hb and Ht were about 4% higher (P < 0.05) in pigs on slatted floors than in those on solid floors. From 5 to 11 wk, pigs raised on slatted floors grew faster (P < 0.05) than those raised on solid floors, but growth rate was similar (P > 0.05) on both floor types from 11 to 23 wk. The results suggest that whatever the age of growing pigs, coprophagy is not an important way by which these animals meet their requirements in B-complex vitamins. Key words: Pigs, floor type, coprophagy, folates, vitamin B12, biotin

Effects of number and siting of single-space feeders on performance and feeding behaviour of growing pigs

1994 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. S. Morrow ◽  
N. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Feeding Behaviour ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Number Of Visits

SUMMARYTwo experiments of randomized block design were carried out at the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland in 1991/92 involving groups of 20 pigs fed ad libitum from single-space feeders with built-in water supply from 37 kg to slaughter at 91 kg liveweight.Treatments were replicated 16 and 6 times respectively in Experiments 1 and 2. In the first experiment, one feeder perpen was compared with two feeders per pen positioned side by side. Two feeders increased feed intake (P < 0·05) but had no significant effects on growth rate or feed conversion. With two feeders, the total time that feeders were occupied and the number of visits to feeders were both increased, while the number of enforced withdrawals from feeders and the amount of queuing were both decreased compared with the single feeder. In the second experiment, placing two feeders 2 m or more apart instead of side by side had no significant effects on feed intake or growth rate but improved feed conversion efficiency by 4%. This improvement was associated with fewer and longer visits to feeders but no difference in enforced withdrawals or queuing. In both experiments all treatments showed broadly similar patterns of diurnal feeding behaviour with two peaks of activity daily, a smaller peak pre-midday and a larger one in the afternoon. This pattern was influenced more by number of visits to feeders than by the mean duration of each visit. It is recommended that two single-space feeders are used in pens of 20 finishing pigs when non-pelleted diets are offered ad libitum and that feeders are sited some distance apart, not side by side.

POSTWEANING GROWTH RATE AND FEED CONVERSION RATIO OF LAMBS FED DIETS BASED ON CONCENTRATE VERSUS ROUGHAGES

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 619-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. FAHMY ◽  
P. M. FLIPOT ◽  
M. S. WOLYNETZ ◽  
J. E. COMEAU
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
The Other ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Genetic Groups ◽  
Group Ranking ◽  
Group Basis ◽  
Daily Gain

Sets of twin lambs from both sexes representing 11 genetic groups were fed either concentrate (HE) or roughage (LE) diets from weaning to 32 kg liveweight. One lamb from each set received the HE diet while the other received the LE diet. Data on average daily gain (ADG), relative ADG (RADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were analyzed to test for the presence of a genotype × diet interaction; this effect was significant for RADG. Although the ranking of the genetic groups with respect to RADG depended upon diet, the group ranking highest on HE was also the highest on LE. The set of twins × diet interaction was not significant for ADG or RADG. The results support the present practice in test stations of feeding lambs concentrate rations to identify their potential for growth and basing growth comparisons on a within genetic group basis. Key words: Genotype × diet interaction, growth rate, feed conversion ratio

The rearing of colostrum-deprived piglets

1968 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. C. Perry ◽  
J. G. Lecce
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Serum Protein ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Protein Profile ◽  
The Other ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Feed Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Milk Solids ◽  
Serum Protein Profile

1. Four treatments were employed in the rearing of colostrum-deprived piglets from birth to 14 days of age. The performance of the artificially reared piglets was compared with that of conventionally raised sow-suckled piglets.2. Statistically significant differences in growth rate were found in favour of piglets receiving 22% cows' milk solids from birth when compared with the sow-suckled group and the other artificial treatments.3. Small non-significant differences in feed conversion efficiency were found between the artificial treatments with one exception. Pigs receiving 22% cows' milk solids from birth possessed superior conversion figures when compared with pigs receiving 6% cows' milk solids after birth.4. Each of the artificial treatments led to fewer deaths than the sow-suckled group.5. Pigs on the artificial treatments did not undergo such rapid changes of serum protein profile as did the sow-suckled piglets. Serum protein values for the pigs on the artificial treatments rose from approximately 33% of the levels in the sow-suckled group at two days of age to approximately 60% at 14 days of age.

The effects of different levels of food intake on fattening pigs in the humid tropics

1964 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Houghton ◽  
M. H. Buttbrworth ◽  
D. King ◽  
R. Goodyear
Keyword(s):  
Protein Intake ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Humid Tropics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Good Growth ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Large White ◽  
High Feed ◽  
Fattening Pigs ◽  
Different Levels

1.Two experiments were carried out to investigate the possibility of sustaining good growth rates and high feed conversion efficiency on restricted levels of feed under conditions of high temperature and humidity.2. Large White pigs were used over the weight ranges 50-90 lb. and 90-160 lb. live weight.3. In Exp. 1, three groups each of eight pigs were fed on three planes, high, medium and low, the aim being to restrict energy intake while providing adequate protein intake for good growth. In Exp. 2, two groups each of eight pigs were fed on the medium plane from 50-90 lb. live weight and thereafter one group remained on the medium plane, while the other was fed a very low plane. The very low plane consisted of a daily feed allowance of 31b. 4oz. from 90 to 1601b. live weight. All the pigs were individually fed.

scholarly journals The effect of supplementation of liquid and crystalline lysine to barley-distillers solids diet on the performance and carcass quality of pigs

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 559-567
Author(s):  
Jarmo Valaja
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Crystalline Form ◽  
Carcass Quality ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Feed Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Level

The response to dietary lysine of liquid or crystalline form was examined in pigs fed on cereal protein dietsover the range of live weight from 25.0 to 95.0 kg. Forty individually fed growing pigs (20 gilts and 20castrated males) were allocated to four isonitrogenous diets consisting of barley, undehydrated distillers solids and a mixture of minerals and vitamins with lysine supplementation of 0.9 or 3.2 g pure lysine per kg DM in liquid or crystalline form to provide 7.1 or 9.1 g/FU total lysine, respectively. The pigs were given feed on a restricted scale twice daily. A high level of lysine supplementation significantly increased the growth rate and improved the feed conversion efficiency (p

scholarly journals FEED TIME AND QUANTITY MANAGEMENT IN INCREASE GROWTH RATE AND SURVIVAL RATE OF SNAKEHEAD FISH FARMING, Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Chatammi Akbar ◽  
Deny Sapto Chondro Utomo ◽  
Siti Hudaidah ◽  
Agus Setyawan
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Feeding Rate ◽  
Fish Farming ◽  
The Other ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Feeding Frequency ◽  
Absolute Weight ◽  
Protein Retention ◽  
Randomized Design

The nature of cannibalism in snakehead fish (Channa stiata) causes high mortality in snakehead fish farming. Good and proper management is needed to minimize its cannibalism. The aims of this research were intended to find out the feeding frequency and feeding rate in growth performance and survival rate of snakehead fish seed. This research was conducted with Factorial Completely Randomized Design (FCRD), which consisted of 2 factors, feeding rate and feeding frequency each with triplicates. The treatments of feeding rate were 3%, 5%, and 7% and the treatments of feeding frequency were 3 and 4 times everyday. The used feed is commercial feed PF-800. The result of this research indicated that feeding rate 7% with 4 times feeding frequency each day was the highest absolute weight and length of growth rate than the other treatments. The highest value in survival rate parameter was feeding rate 3% with 3 and 4 times/day. On the other hand, the lowest value in FCR parameter was feeding rate 5% with 3 times feeding frequency each day. Meanwhile, the highest value in protein retention parameter was feeding rate 5% with 3 times/day. The result showed that there was any interaction in absolute weight of growth rate and protein retention. The single factor in form of feeding rate gave significant results of survival value and feed conversion ratio. The result of this research showed that feed management of 7% FR with 4 times/day FF gave the best result in growth, FCR, and protein efficiency of snakehead fish. Although, it has the lowest SR value, but 7% FR with 4 times/day FF can produce the highest biomass of snakehead fish in this study reached 114,45g.

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