scholarly journals The influence of the phosphorus concentration in the diet on the performance of fast-growing pigs.

1984 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-252
Author(s):  
A.W. Jongbloed
Keyword(s):  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Inorganic P ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Ca:P Ratio

In 6 experiments with 359 pigs weighing 30 to 110 kg different amounts of phosphorus were added to the diet as CaHPO4 in 3 or 4 steps of 0.75 g P/kg. All diets had a Ca:P ratio of +or- 1.3:1. Optimum results were obtained by addition of 0.75 g inorganic P with digestible P 1.6 to 1.8 g/kg DM. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

scholarly journals Author Correction: Effects of Lactobacillus salivarius isolated from feces of fast-growing pigs on intestinal microbiota and morphology of suckling piglets

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Moturi ◽  
Kwang Yeol Kim ◽  
Abdolreza Hosseindoust ◽  
Jun Hyung Lee ◽  
Biao Xuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intestinal Microbiota ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Lactobacillus Salivarius ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Suckling Piglets

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

scholarly journals Fermentation of Whole Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) with Different Dry Matter Concentrations: Effect on the Apparent Total Tract Digestibility of Energy, Crude Nutrients and Minerals in Growing Pigs

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1199
Author(s):  
Reinhard Puntigam ◽  
Julia Slama ◽  
Daniel Brugger ◽  
Karin Leitner ◽  
Karl Schedle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Latin Square ◽  
Grain Sorghum ◽  
Whole Grains ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Whole Grain ◽  
Inorganic P ◽  
Gross Energy ◽  
Sorghum Grain ◽  
Sorghum Bicolor L

This study investigated the effects of sorghum ensiled as whole grains with different dry matter concentrations on the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of energy, crude nutrients and minerals in growing pigs. Whole grain sorghum batches with varying dry matter (DM) concentrations of 701 (S1), 738 (S2) and 809 g kg−1 (S3) due to different dates of harvest from the same arable plot, were stored in air-tight kegs (6 L) for 6 months to ensure complete fermentation. Subsequently, 9 crossbred barrows (34.6 ± 1.8 kg; (Duroc x Landrace) × Piétrain)) were used in a 3 × 3 Latin square feeding experiment. Diets were based on the respective sorghum grain silage and were supplemented with additional amino acids, minerals and vitamins to meet or exceed published feeding recommendations for growing pigs. The ATTD of gross energy, dry matter, organic matter, nitrogen-free extracts, and crude ash were higher in S1 compared to S3 treatments (p ≤ 0.05), while S2 was intermediate. Pigs fed S1 showed significantly higher ATTD of phosphorus (P) compared to all other groups while ATTD of calcium was unaffected irrespective of the feeding regime. In conclusion, growing pigs used whole grain sorghum fermented with a DM concentration of 701 g kg−1 (S1) most efficiently. In particular, the addition of inorganic P could have been reduced by 0.39 g kg−1 DM when using this silage compared to the variant with the highest DM value (809 g kg−1).

scholarly journals Phytase enzyme in diets containing defatted rice bran for growing swine

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Aparecido Moreira ◽  
Dorinha Miriam Silber Schmidt Vitti ◽  
Messias Alves da Trindade Neto ◽  
João Batista Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Rice Bran ◽  
Organic Phosphorus ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Daily Weight Gain ◽  
Average Daily Weight Gain ◽  
Inorganic P ◽  
Defatted Rice Bran ◽  
Bone Ash ◽  
Calcium Phosphorus ◽  
Phosphate Groups

Organic phosphorus is poorly utilized by monogastric animals because they lack phytase, the enzyme that cleaves the ortho-phosphate groups from the phytate molecule. Diets fed to pigs are supplemented with inorganic P, and this can increase environmental pollution and diet costs. Sixty mixed sex, half-breed pigs, were used to evaluate the effect of increasing dietary levels of phytase (253, 759, 1265 and 1748 PU kg-1 feed) on animal performance as compared to a control without phytase but supplemented with dicalcium phosphate. Enzyme levels did not affect daily feed intake, food conversion, average daily weight gain, plasma P and Ca, calcium and phosphorus in bone ash, and the calcium/phosphorus ratio in the plasma and bones. A quadratic relationship between phytase levels and the percentages of P and Ca in bone ash was observed, reaching a maximum at the 880 and 879 PU levels, respectively. Animals fed diets containing phytase presented low plasma P values when compared to the control, but no effects were observed for the regression analysis. Using 759 PU phytase in rations containing corn, soybean bran and defatted rice bran for growing pigs can eliminate the use of traditional sources of P.

scholarly journals 281 Young Scholar Presentation: Digestibility of calcium and phosphorus in feed ingredients fed to gestating sows and growing pigs

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 111-111
Author(s):  
Su A Lee ◽  
Hans H Stein
Keyword(s):  
Serum Biomarkers ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Hormonal Control ◽  
Late Gestation ◽  
Young Scholar ◽  
Diet Formulation ◽  
Microbial Phytase ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ca:P Ratio

Abstract In practical diet formulation, values for standardized total tract digestibility (STTD) of Ca and P obtained in growing pigs are also applied to sows. However, gestating sows have reduced digestibility and retention of Ca and P compared with growing pigs, and the impact of microbial phytase on the digestibility of P and Ca is much less in sows than in growing pigs. Applying STTD values for Ca and P obtained in growing pigs to diets for gestating sows, therefore, results in an overestimation of the absorbed Ca and P in sows (Table 1). Further research, however, indicated that the digestibility of Ca and P in late gestating sows is greater than in sows in early or mid-gestation and retention of Ca and P was greater in late-gestation compared with earlier gestation periods, which indicates that digestion and absorption of Ca and P may be under hormonal control in sows (Table 2). It was also demonstrated that a wide Ca:P ratio decreased P digestibility in both growing pigs and sows in late-gestation, which demonstrates the need for not overfeeding STTD Ca. In follow-up research, it was demonstrated that several serum biomarkers may be used to predict if a sow is in a positive or a negative Ca and P state, but more research is needed to quantify this effect and to determine if biomarkers can be used in Ca and P requirement experiments. In conclusion, gestating sows have much lower digestibility of Ca and P than growing pigs, which demonstrates that digestibility values obtained in growing pigs cannot be used to accurately formulate diets for gestating sows. Likewise, effects of microbial phytase on digestibility of Ca and P are much less predictable in gestating sows than in growing pigs and phytase effects in sows are much smaller than in growing pigs.

scholarly journals Supplementing corn or corn-barley diets with an E. coli derived phytase decreases total and soluble P output by weanling and growing pigs

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Beaulieu ◽  
M. R. Bedford ◽  
J. F. Patience
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Similar Extent ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Soluble Phosphorus ◽  
Soluble P ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Swine Diets ◽  
Ca:P Ratio ◽  
Total P

The efficacy of an E. coli derived phytase on phosphorus (P) digestibility and excretion, on the form of the P excreted, and the optimal dietary calcium (Ca):P ratio was examined. In exp. 1, 63 barrows (40.4 ± 1.9 kg) were assigned to receive one of 21 treatments arranged as a 3 × 7 factorial. Treatments consisted of three Ca levels (0.50, 0.60 and 0.70%) and seven phytase treatments [0, 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 FTU kg-1 of an E. coli-derived phytase and 500 FTU kg-1 of an A. niger phytase added to a P deficient (0.37% P) diet or 0 FTU phytase kg-1 added to a P adequate (0.53% P) diet]. In exp. 2, 144 pigs (6.52 ± 0.75 kg), received a P adequate (0.60% P) diet or a P deficient (0.44% P) diet supplemented with 0, 250, 500, 1000 or 2000 FTU phytase kg-1 for a 28-d trial. A subset of 36 barrows was then fed the same diets in a balance trial. In exp. 3, 36 barrows (7.1 ± 0.75 kg) were assigned to one of six treatments arranged as a 2 × 3 factorial (0 or 500 FTU of phytase kg-1; 1.0, 1.6 or 2.2 Ca:P ratio). In exp. 1, P digestibility improved from 21 to 54% with increasing phytase (quadratic; P < 0.05). Supplementing the diet with 500 FTU phytase kg-1 decreased the output of total and soluble P by 25% in exp. 2 and to a similar extent in exp. 3 at the lowest Ca:P ratio (P < 0.05). The effect of phytase on total P digestibility was mitigated as the dietary Ca:P ratio increased in exp. 3. Supplementation of swine diets with an E. coli derived phytase decreases output of total and soluble forms of P, but this effect is reduced at high dietary Ca:P ratios. Key words: Swine, E. coli phytase, phosphorus, soluble phosphorus

Effects of low protein diets on performance of pigs with a lean genotype between 40 and 115 kg liveweight

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Bunger ◽  
N. R. Lambe ◽  
K. McLean ◽  
G. Cesaro ◽  
G. A. Walling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Dietary Protein ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Fat Deposition ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Low Protein

The aim of the work was to assess the effects of three dietary protein regimes on pig performance and nitrogen (N) excretion, in particular, whether performance can be maintained in lean, fast growing pigs when protein levels are reduced to limit N excretion. Entire male pigs of a lean genotype (Pietrain × Large White × Landrace), 192 in total in four batches, were grown from 40 to 115 kg in pens with four pigs per pen. The diets were: (i) a high-protein control regime; (ii) a low-protein regime in which protein was reduced by ~2 percentage units in each growth stage, but with levels of five essential amino acids the same as in the control (LP1); (iii) an even lower protein regime in which levels of essential amino acids were not maintained beyond 60 kg (LP2). The LP2 regime was designed to promote intramuscular fat deposition rather than efficient growth. Excretion of N was reduced by 17% and 19% in LP1 and LP2, respectively, compared with the control. Average daily gain was lower and feed conversion ratio higher in LP2 than the other regimes, as expected. The control and LP1, which differed in protein but not essential amino acid levels, produced broadly similar results for performance, but pigs in LP1 had poorer feed conversion than control pigs, which could be due to slightly greater fat deposition. The results show the difficulty in maintaining consistently high levels of performance in fast-growing, lean pigs when dietary protein levels are reduced.

scholarly journals Microbial phytase supplementation for improving availability of plant phosphorus in the diet of the growing pigs

1990 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-443
Author(s):  
Matti Näsi
Keyword(s):  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Apparent Digestibility ◽  
Inorganic P ◽  
Microbial Phytase ◽  
Total P

The effect of a phytase supplement produced by Aspergillus niger on phytinphosphorus availability for pigs on phytase deficient maize-soybean meal diets was measured in two digestibility and balance experiments involving twelve growing pigs. Apparent digestibility of P in diets without inorganic-P supplementation or with low addition (0.18 of total P) was significantly lower than in the control diets (0.16 and 0.23 vs. 0.42; P

scholarly journals Phosphorus (from Different Phosphorus Sources) Utilisation in Piglets, and the Effect of the Addition of Phytase into the Feedstuff

2002 ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
János Gundel ◽  
Ágnes Regiusné Mőcsényi ◽  
Istvánné Hermán ◽  
Szilvia Huszár ◽  
Lászlóné Votisky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Phosphorus Metabolism ◽  
Large White ◽  
Inorganic P ◽  
Experimental Scheme ◽  
Phosphorus Sources ◽  
P Supply

The experiments were carried out in a 2x2 factorial treatments with three replicates, and were completed with 32P phosphorus metabolism measurement. Hungarian Large White x Dutch Landrace growing pigs with 15–18 kg starting live weight were involved in the experiment.The experimental scheme was the following:Diet consisted of maize and extracted soybean meal. Both components have high phytase content and low phytase activity. 1/a animals received their P-supply according to their needs and 1/b animals got 10% less than their actual P-need in the first part of the experiment.In the second part of the experiment both groups (2/a, 2/b) received identical P-supply and 500FTU/kg P supplementation. Apart from P- and phytase-supplementation, the piglets’ diet was identical.Total P digestibility was 52% without phytase supplementation, which increases by 4% when P was added according to need and by 12% increase of decreased P-supply. Digestibility of nutrients somewhat increased as effect of phytase supplementation. According to the results of 32P experiments, inorganic P digestibility of MCP was 82–90.8%, which decreases to 73.4–87.2% in case of phytase supplementation.Parallel with tendency, native P digestibility of the diet was 31.5–32.2%, which increased to 42.5–54.5% in the case of phytase supplementation.Results support the that inorganic P input can be decreased by phytase supplementation and as a consequence P output, the concept and environmental pollution can at the some time be decreased.

The production of more fast–growing heavy pigs every year

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
M.A. Varley
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
National Health ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Male Reproduction ◽  
Early Weaning ◽  
Major Goal ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The 1960S

The pursuit of enhanced prolificacy and fertility has been a major goal for the British pig industry for some years and throughout the 1960s to the 1990s advances were made that were generally due to better nutrition and management but genetics also played a significant role. Health status also influences reproduction and the production of faster growing pigs to slaughter. In recent years as farms have become larger and more intensive, our national health status may have been in decline to the detriment of female and male reproduction. Figures 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3 illustrate the changes we have seen in 3 important reproduction characteristics, using data from MLC yearbooks, 1970 to 2003. Farrowing index improved rapidly in the 1970s due, in part, to early weaning reducing the average farrowing interval, but also increased producer awareness of mating management and heat detection procedures helped to push this upwards.

scholarly journals Effects of Lactobacillus salivarius isolated from feces of fast-growing pigs on intestinal microbiota and morphology of suckling piglets

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Moturi ◽  
Kwang Yeol Kim ◽  
Abdolreza Hosseindoust ◽  
Jun Hyung Lee ◽  
Biao Xuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Milk Formula ◽  
Intestinal Villus ◽  
Villus Height ◽  
Lactobacillus Salivarius ◽  
Oral Supplementation ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Suckling Piglets

AbstractThe study determined the effects of Lactobacillus salivarius (LS) administered early in the life of suckling piglets on their growth performance, gut morphology, and gut microbiota. Thirty litters of 3-day-old crossbreed piglets were randomly assigned to one of the three treatments, and treatments were commenced on day 3 after birth. During the whole period of the experiment, the piglets were kept with their mothers and left to suckle ad libitum while being supplemented with a milk formula with or without the bacterial probiotic supplemented. The control group (CON) was not treated with probiotics, the HLS group was treated with LS144 (HLS) screened from feces of fast-growing pigs with high body mass index (BMI) while the NLS group was supplemented with LS160 (NLS) screened from feces obtained from pigs of normal BMI. At the weaning time, a higher abundance of Actinobacteria, Lentisphaerae, and Elusimicrobia phyla were observed in NLS piglets, whereas the abundance of Fibrobacteres phylum was significantly reduced in NLS and HLS piglets compared with the CON. A greater abundance of Lactobacillus was detected in the HLS treatment compared with the CON. The abundance of Bacteroides and Fibrobacter was higher in the CON piglets compared with the HLS and NLS piglets. Compared with the CON group, the oral administration of LS significantly increased the number of Lactobacillus and villus height in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Moreover, the villus height of the duodenum was significantly improved in the HLS treatment compared with the NLS treatment. Based on the findings in the neonatal piglet model, we suggest that oral supplementation of LS, particularly LS isolated from high BMI pigs, could be beneficial by improving the intestinal villus height.

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