Performance of growing pigs fed wheat, barley, or triticale

1984 ◽  
Vol 24 (127) ◽  
pp. 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
RL Davies ◽  
BC Radcliffe
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Backfat Thickness ◽  
Trypsin Inhibitor Activity ◽  
Beta Glucan ◽  
Growth Depression ◽  
Digestible Energy ◽  
Significant Difference

Four groups of 12 Large White pigs (six boars and six gilts) were fed from 14 to 47 kg liveweight on diets based on Kite wheat, Coorong triticale, Clipper barley or 2231 barley. The diets were formulated to provide 0.56 g lysine/MJ digestible energy and were fed to supply three times the maintenance energy requirement. On both liveweight and carcass weight bases, the pigs fed the diet containing Coorong triticale grew more slowly than those fed Kite wheat (P < 0 01); there were no differences in backfat thickness. The efficiency of utilization of lysine was depressed to a greater extent than that of digestible energy. This was consistent with the lysine limitation of the diets and suggested that the growth depression was mediated through an effect on amino acid rather than energy utilization. Differences between the barley cultivars were less consistent: pigs fed 2231 had significantly higher liveweight but not carcass growth rate. There was no significant difference in backfat thickness. Differences in growth rate and the efficiency of lysine and digestible energy utilization were not associated with differences in trypsin inhibitor activity of the grains, nor was there evidence of undesirable nutritional effects associated with elevated beta glucan in barley 2231.

The effects of water to feed ratio on the digestibility, digestible energy and nitrogen retention of a grower ration

1991 ◽  
Vol 1991 ◽  
pp. 136-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Barber ◽  
P.H. Brooks ◽  
J.L. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Retention ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Feed Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Digestible Energy ◽  
Liquid Feed ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Additional Water ◽  
Daily Gain ◽  
Optimum Water

With the increase in the use of wet feeding systems, there has been a controversy over the optimum water to feed ratio to be used in these systems. Braude et al., (1967) showed that the feed conversion ratio was 20% higher for wet fed pigs compared to dry fed pigs. However, Forbes et al., (1968) found no significant difference in daily gain between wet and dry fed pigs.Gill et al., (1987) conducted an experiment to investigate the effects of different water to feed ratios on the performance of growing pigs provided with an additional water supply. They showed that liveweight gain and feed conversion significantly improved (p < 0.05) as the water to feed ratio of the liquid feed was increased from 2:1 to 3.5:1.The objective of this experiment was to investigate whether water to feed ratio effects digestibility, digestible energy and nitrogen retention.

The influence of dietary protein and energy intake on the performance, body composition and energy utilization of pigs growing from 7 to 19 kg

1983 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Campbell ◽  
A. C. Dunkin
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Dietary Protein ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Digestible Energy ◽  
Dietary Crude Protein

ABSTRACTThirty-six entire male pigs were used to investigate the effects of two levels of dietary crude protein (150 and 220 g/kg) each in combination with four levels of feeding (1·0, 1·32, 1·64 MJ digestible energy/kg M0·73per day andad libitum) on growth, body composition and energy utilization over the live-weight range 7 to 19 kg.Growth rate responded linearly (P< 0·001) to increasing energy intake but was depressed (P< 0·05) when dietary crude protein was reduced from 220 to 150 g/kg.Raising digestible energy intake increased and decreased respectively the proportions of fat and protein in the empty body at 19 kg live weight. However, the magnitude of the response of both components to change in digestible energy intake was reduced in the case of pigs fed the lower protein diet.Total energy retained and that retained as fat and as protein responded linearly (P< 0·001) to change in digestible energy intake of either diet. Extrapolation of the regression of total energy retained on digestible energy intake yielded a digestible energy requirement for maintenance of 510 kJ/kg M0·75per day, which was unaffected by level of dietary protein.The partial efficiencies of protein utilization, estimated from the regressions of protein deposition (g/day) on protein intake (g/day), were 0·616 and 0·411 for pigs given the diets containing 150 and 220 g crude protein per kg respectively.

Moist barley preserved with acid in the diet of the growing pig

1971 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Perez-Aleman ◽  
D. G. Dempster ◽  
P. R. English ◽  
J. H. Topps
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Or Efficiency ◽  
Growing Pig ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Feeding Value ◽  
Ad Libitum

SUMMARYThe feeding value of moist barley (approximately 27% moisture) which had been treated with 1·3 % of a mixture of formic (70 %) and propionic (30 %) acids was compared with that of dried barley for growing pigs from 23 to 85 kg live weight. Two experiments were undertaken; 96 pigs were fed ad libitum on one of three diets containing dried or acid-treated moist barley and another 48 pigs were individually fed on one of four diets containing dried or acid-treated moist barley in controlled amounts. These amounts were governed by an allowance of dry matter at a certain live weight.In neither experiment were significant differences found between the treatments in growth rate or efficiency of utilization of food dry matter. Pigs fed ad libitum showed no significant difference in intake of dry matter, but those given the diet containing dried barley had a higher content of fat in their carcass than those on the acid-treated barley. A total of 21 pigs, 16 fed ad libitum and all receiving diets containing acid-treated barley had a discolouration of fat in the carcass.

The partial and total replacement of wheat and soybean meal by pollard in a wheat-soybean meal grower-pig ration

1969 ◽  
Vol 9 (41) ◽  
pp. 594 ◽  
Author(s):  
RM Beames ◽  
WJ Natoli
Keyword(s):  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Eye Muscle ◽  
Digestible Energy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference

This experiment was designed to investigate the effect of high levels of pollard in the ration on the growth and carcase quality of growing pigs. Twenty-four gilts and twenty-four male castrate weaner pigs of mean liveweight 23.4 kg were each fed one of four rations in a wet form in individual stalls twice daily until they were slaughtered at a mean liveweight of 86.5 kg. The control ration was 81.9 per cent wheat and 15.0 per cent soybean meal, with added minerals and vitamins. In the other three rations, the wheat and soybean meal portion was replaced by 48.4, 67.8, and 96.9 per cent pollard. Feed allowance was adjusted to give a similar intake of digestible energy for all rations. There was no significant difference between treatments in rate of liveweight gain or in efficiency of utilization of digestible energy. Efficiency of utilization of air-dry feed decreased as level of pollard in the ration increased. These differences were significant except for the difference between the rations containing 48.4 and 67.8 per cent pollard. There was a significant decrease in dressing percentage with each increase in the level of pollard in the ration. Backfat thickness was significantly less in pigs fed rations containing 67.8 and 96.9 per cent pollard than in pigs fed the other two rations. Gilts grew more rapidly, utilized feed and digestible energy more efficiently and produced carcases with greater eye muscle indices and higher appraisal scores than the male castrates. There were no digestive disturbances on any of the rations and all were readily eaten. The results indicate that the relationship between protein quality k d net energy in pollard is of an order normally occurring in well-balanced rations.

Effect of soaking the meal ration of growing pigs in water or skim milk

1962 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Barber ◽  
R. Braude ◽  
K. G. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Skim Milk ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Growth Efficiency ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Backfat Thickness ◽  
Food Utilisation ◽  
Dressing Percentage ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Better Than

1. Thirty-two individually-fed pigs were used to determine the effects of soaking their daily meal ration in either water or in liquid skim milk and water for approximately 24 hr. before feeding. The experimental period continued from about 10 weeks of age to bacon weight.2. Neither soaking procedure had any significant effect on the rate of growth, efficiency of food utilisation, dressing percentage, carcass length, backfat thickness or commercial grading results of the pigs.3. The growth rate and efficiency of food utilisation of the pigs given meal plus skim milk were significantly better than for those given the all meal diet. The dressing percentage of the former was also significantly higher than the latter, but there were no significant differences between the two groups in carcass length or backfat thickness.4. Possible reasons for the difference in performance of the all meal and meal plus skim milk-fed pigs are discussed.

Sucrose as an energy source for growing pigs: digestible energy content and energy utilization

1990 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Beech ◽  
R. Elliott ◽  
E. S. Batterham
Keyword(s):  
Energy Content ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Nutrient Utilization ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Cholesterol Concentration ◽  
Crude Fibre ◽  
Digestible Energy ◽  
Energy Retention ◽  
Gut Fill

ABSTRACTTwo experiments were conducted to determine the effect of including sucrose in diets on energy utilization by growing pigs. In the first experiment, the digestible energy (DE) content of sucrose was determined as 15·6 MJ/kg, indicating that gross energy was 0·96 digested. In the second experiment, iso-energetic diets were used to determine the effects of sucrose on growth and nutrient utilization. Sucrose was used to replace wheat gradually in four iso-energetic diets (15 MJ DE, 0·75 g lysine per MJ DE for pigs from 20 to 50 kg live weight and 15·1 MJ DE, 0·67 g lysine per MJ DE for pigs from 50 to 80 kg live weight). Pigs were fed ad libitum. Food intake (P < 0·01) and carcass daily gain (P < 0·05) increased with sucrose inclusion, independently of the level of sucrose in the diet. Food conversion ratio of male (boar) pigs on a carcass basis was unaffected by sucrose inclusion but increased with female pigs (P < 0·01). Killing-out proportion increased linearly with sucrose inclusion (P < 0·01). Sucrose inclusion improved energy retention (P < 0·05) and increased fat deposition (P < 0·05) but protein deposition was not affected. The weight of the full viscera (P < 0·01), empty digestive tract (P < 0·05), stomach (P < 0·01) and large intestine (P < 0·05) decreased with increasing sucrose inclusion. Sucrose did not affect blood triglycerides or cholesterol concentration (P > 0·05). Sucrose inclusion decreased the crude fibre and crude protein content of the diet and energy utilization was improved. Differences in gut fill indicated that sucrose-based diets were rapidly digested and absorbed.

Nutritional evaluation of wheat 4. Effects of supplementation with amino acids and protein of diets based on wheats containing 10% and 17% crude protein on the performance of growing pigs

1975 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ivan ◽  
D. J. Farrell ◽  
T. N. Edey
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Fish Meal ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Backfat Thickness ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Eye Muscle ◽  
Meat Meal ◽  
Limiting Amino Acids

Summary1. The effects of supplementing diets containing 10% or 17% crude protein wheat, vitamins and minerals with the limiting amino acids were studied with growing Large White x Landrace pigs. Performance was measured in terms of growth rate, feed conversion, carcass measurements, plasma-free amino acid concentrations, digestibility of dry matter, nitrogen and gross energy, nitrogen retention and metabolizable energy.2. With diets based on wheat containing 17% crude protein, a lysine supplement gave a slightly higher growth rate and a slightly lower feed conversion ratio than when fish meal and meat meal was the supplement.3. With diets based on wheat containing 10% crude protein, performance was significantly poorer when the diet was supplemented with the four most limiting amino acids (lysine, threonine, valine, methionine) than with fish meal and meat meal. Meat meal and soya bean meal appeared to be a good source of the limiting amino acids, other than lysine, when added to a diet based on wheat containing 10% crude protein.4. Eye-muscle area was lower and backfat thickness greater when diets based on wheat containing 10% crude protein were unsupplemented or supplemented with lysine than when they were supplemented with protein or with the four most limiting amino acids. However, no significant differences in backfat thickness were obtained between similar comparisons when the wheat contained 17% crude protein.

DIGESTIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF OAC WINTRI TRITICALE BY GROWING PIGS

1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. LUN ◽  
J. A. H. M. SMULDERS ◽  
O. ADEOLA ◽  
L. G. YOUNG
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Protein Digestibility ◽  
Antinutritional Factors ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Lower Growth ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Significant Difference

The digestibility and acceptability of OAC Wintri triticale were evaluated in two trials. In trial 1, three diets in which triticale replaced 0, 50 or 100% of corn were fed to 12 barrows individually housed in digestion crates. No significant difference was observed in dry matter digestibility among diets. Daily fecal nitrogen, daily absorbed nitrogen and apparent protein digestibility adjusted to equal nitrogen intake responded quadratically (P < 0.01) to increasing levels of triticale in the diets. There were no significant differences in daily retained nitrogen, apparent biological value or net protein utilization among diets. Gross energy digestibility, digestible energy (MJ kg−1) or metabolizable energy (MJ kg−1) were not different among diets. The second trial involved pair-feeding 48 pigs (average initial weight 36.7 kg) for 28 d to ascertain the acceptability of triticale to pigs utilizing the same diets as in trial 1. Increasing levels of dietary triticale resulted in a linear reduction (P < 0.001) in feed consumption and growth rate with pigs fed ad libitum. Feed efficiency was poorest when pigs consumed the highest level of triticale. The pair-feeding experiment indicated that pigs fed the diet in which triticale replaced 100% of the corn had a lower growth rate than pigs fed the corn diet even though feed intake on the two diets was similar. In summary therefore, all diets had a similar digestibility. OAC Wintri triticale was less acceptable to pigs, presumably due to poorer palatability, and resulted in lower daily gain than corn. The pair-feeding trial indicated that unknown antinutritional factors may be responsible for part of the poor performance of pigs fed this variety of triticale. Key words: OAC Wintri triticale, digestibility, acceptability, performance, growing pigs

Sire × testing regime interactions in growing pigs

1990 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. M. de Haer
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Genetic Correlations ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Test Period ◽  
Backfat Thickness ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Group Housing

ABSTRACTCentral test data of two pig breeding companies were analysed to estimate sire × testing regime (S × T) interaction for ultrasonic backfat thickness (BT), life-time growth rate (GL) and growth rate during test (GT). Testing regime consisted of a combination of sex, test period and housing system (individual v. group housing). Data were analysed within five lines, with 5417, 8331, 3427, 2413 and 1263 records of progeny of 97, 162, 64, 69 and 33 sires, respectively. The data were collected from May 1983 until May 1987 (lines 1, 2 and 3) and from June 1985 until May 1987 (lines 4 and 5). Testing regime had a significant effect on BT (in three lines) and on GL and GT (in five lines). S × T interaction was significant only for BT in three lines and for GT in one line. Genetic correlations between identical traits, measured under the two testing regimes, varied from 0·64 to 1·00 for BT, from 0·65 to 1·00 for GL and from 0·62 to 1·00 for GT. Conclusively, within central test S × T interactions were relatively unimportant for BT, GT and GL.

scholarly journals The impact of low concentrations of aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol or fumonisin in diets on growing pigs and poultry

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yueming Dersjant-Li ◽  
Martin W.A. Verstegen ◽  
Walter J.J. Gerrits
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Elimination Kinetics ◽  
Growth Depression ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Quantitative Impact ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn the present review, the quantitative impact of dietary aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol (DON) and fumonisin concentrations on performance of pigs and broilers is evaluated, with special emphasis on low concentrations of these toxins. Also, responses in performance of pigs and broilers to these three toxins are related to their absorption and elimination kinetics. By applying simple linear regression, information from many literature sources is integrated and condensed into, for example, estimates of depression in rates of weight gain, relative to non-contaminated diets, with increasing toxin concentrations. It was estimated that with each mg/kg increase of aflatoxin in the diet, the growth rate would be depressed by 16 % for pigs and 5 % for broilers. For DON, with each mg/kg increase in the diet, the growth depression was estimated at about 8 % for pigs, while broilers showed no response to DON concentrations below 16 mg/kg. Fumonisin showed the lowest impact on growth performance; with each mg/kg increase, the depression in growth rate was estimated at 0·4 and 0·0 % for pigs and broilers, respectively. Dietary concentrations that cause a 5 % reduction in growth rate were estimated at 0·3 and 1·0 mg/kg for aflatoxin for pigs and broilers, respectively; 1·8 and 0·6 mg/kg for pure and naturally contaminated DON for pigs, respectively; 21 and 251 mg/kg for fumonisin for pigs and broilers, respectively.

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