scholarly journals Nutritive value of wet distillers' solubles for pigs

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Jarmo Valaja ◽  
Matti Näsi

Digestibility and nitrogen (N) metabolism were studied to evaluate the nutritive value of wet barley distillers’ solubles (DSB) from an integrated starch-ethanol process for pigs. Eight castrated male pigs (live weight 72-103 kg) were used in a 8 x 3 cyclic change-over design, where the diets were arranged factorially 2x2. The corresponding factors were the protein source (DSB or soya bean meal (SBM)) and the protein level (131 or 162 g crude protein (CP)/kg dry matter (DM)). Faeces and urine were collected in total. The four diets comprised barley, barley starch, minerals and vitamins with either DSB or SBM as the main source of protein. The digestibility of CP(p

1993 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. P. Ketaren ◽  
E. S. Batterham ◽  
E. Belinda Dettmann ◽  
D. J. Farrell

Two experiments were conducted (1) to determine the effects of phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) on the digestibility and availability of P in soya-bean meal for growing pigs and (2) to compare growth v. digestibility variables for assessing the availability of P. In the first experiment the effect of phytase on P availability was assessed in a growth assay using a slope–ratio design of treatments. Two different levels of either monosodium phosphate (MSP) or soya-bean meal were added to a basal sugar–soya-bean-meal diet (2·5 g P/kg) to give two levels of P (g/kg): 3·25 and 4·0 for each source. An additional five diets were supplemented with phytase. The ten diets were offered ad lib. for 35 d to female pigs initially weighing 20 kg live weight. In addition, the relative effectiveness of different variables for assessing P availability were compared: bone bending moment, ash in various bones, and ash and P in the empty body. The addition of phytase increased growth rate (g/d) (741 v. 835; P < 0·05), lowered the food conversion ratio (2·37 v. 2·16; P < 0·01), and increased protein deposition (g/d) (108 v. 123; P < 0·05), protein retention (kg/kg) (0·33 v. 0·36; P < 0·05), energy retention (MJ gross energy/MJ digestible energy) (0·36 v. 0·38; P < 0·05) and the availability of P in soya-bean meal from 0·11 to 0·69 when bone bending moment was the criterion of availability. All other criteria for assessing availability were unsuitable. In the second experiment the availability of (P) in soya-bean meal was assessed in a digestibility experiment with grower pigs using diets 1–5 as for Expt 1 arranged in a slope–ratio design of treatments. In addition, the effects of phytase supplementation on the apparent digestibility of P, dry matter, crude protein (N × 6·25) and energy were determined. The diets were offered at three times maintenance energy requirements to male pigs initially weighing approximately 30 kg live weight and total collection of faeces was conducted over a 10 d period. The availability of P in the soya-bean meal was 0·66 using digestible P intake as the criterion of response. The apparent digestibility of P in soya-bean meal was 0·42. Phytase supplementation increased the apparent digestibility of soya-bean meal P to 0·69 (P < 0·01) but had no effect on the faecal digestibility of dry matter or crude protein. Overall these experiments indicate that (1) estimates of P digestibility and availability were unlikely to be interchangeable and (2) phytase was effective in releasing much of the bound P in soya-bean meal.


1968 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Chamberlain ◽  
I. A. M. Lucas

One hundred and forty-four Large White weaner pigs were used in each of two experiments to investigate the nutritive value of liquid separated milk. Two experimental diets, one based on separated milk and barley meal, the other on separated milk, soya bean meal and barley meal were compared with control meals of the type used in the Pig Industry Development Authority's progeny testing stations. The amounts of milk in the experimental diets were adjusted so that the lysine concentrations in the dietary dry matter were similar to those of the control meals. All diets were given according to a restricted scale relating daily dry matter allowance to live weight, to a scale relating digestible energy allowance to live weight and to ‘appetite’. In the first experiment, pigs were slaughtered at 200 lb live weight, in the second at 260 lb live weight.Pigs given the separated milk and barley meal diet performed similarly to those given the control meals; those given the separated milk, soya bean meal and barley meal diet had better feed conversion efficiencies than control pigs, particularly over the range 200 to 260 lb live weight. Pigs given diets containing milk had higher killing-out percentages and shorter carcasses than those given the control meals. Diet had no statistically significant effect on the percentages of fat and lean in the sides.The effects of plane of nutrition were demonstrated by the faster rate of gain and poorer carcass quality of pigs fed to ‘appetite’.It was concluded that the nutritive value of separated milk is explained by its high energy and lysine content. There was no evidence of any unknown beneficial factor in it.


1981 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Thomas ◽  
K. Aston ◽  
J. C. Tayler ◽  
S. R. Daley ◽  
D. F. Osbourn

ABSTRACT1. The primary growth and first regrowth of perennial ryegrass were preserved either without additive (NA), or with a mixture consisting of equal volumes of formic acid and formalin at 10·0 and 13·01/t fresh crop for primary growth and regrowth herbage respectively (35 g formaldehyde per kg crude protein) (FF). The silages were given ad libitum to 40 lactating British Friesian heifers and cows, with a supplement of either pelleted ground maize (104 g crude protein per kg dry matter) (LP) or pelleted ground maize and soya bean meal (254 g crude protein per kg dry matter) (HP), at 6·1 and 7·1 kg per head per day for heifers and cows respectively. The primary growth silage was given from weeks 4 to 14 and the regrowth from weeks 15 to 22 of lactation. The silages were supplemented with urea so that the dietary supply of rumen degradable protein exceeded 7·8g/MJ metabolizable energy.2. Silage FF had lower concentrations of both fermentation acids and ammonia-nitrogen than silage NA. The digestibility of the dry matter, energy and crude protein of the diet containing silage FF was significantly less than that of diets containing silage NA when cows were given primary growth material (P < 0·001). But silage treatment had no significant effect on the digestibility of cellulose. When cows were given regrowth silage, silage treatment had no significant effect on the digestibility of dry matter, energy and cellulose, but formic acid/formaldehyde reduced the digestibility of crude protein (P < 0·01). The inclusion of soya bean meal in the supplement significantly increased the digestibility of crude protein, dry matter and energy, but when cows were given the primary growth silage the effect on the digestibility of dry matter and energy was only apparent with silage NA.3. Cows and heifers given silage FF from primary growth consumed 160g/kg more dry matter than those given silage NA (P < 0·01). This effect was not apparent when the animals were given regrowth silage. The effect of formic acid/formaldehyde on the intake of digestible energy was not significant in either period on the trial, but the inclusion of soya bean meal in the pellet significantly increased the intake of digestible energy (P < 0·01).4. Cows and heifers given silage FF from primary growth produced 90g/kg more milk and 50g/kg more solids-corrected milk than those given silage NA, but the differences were not significant and these trends were not apparent when regrowth silage was given. An increase in the crude protein content of supplement increased the milk (P < 0·01) and protein yield (P < 0·05) of cows, but not heifers, when they were given primary growth silage. The effect was less when milk output was expressed in terms of solids-corrected milk since milk fat content tended to fall when cows were given the HP supplement. Treatments had no significant effect on live-weight change.5. It is suggested that the increases in milk output were mediated via changes in the supply of energy rather than of protein.


1986 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Alawa ◽  
R. G. Hemingway

ABSTRACTIn two experiments, straw diets were supplemented with a concentrate mixture containing either untreated or formaldehyde-treated soya-bean meal. In experiment 1, adult wether sheep were given straw/concentrate mixtures in a 3:1 ratio (air-dry basis) in restricted amounts. In experiment 2, these proportions were adjusted to 3:2 and the growing lambs were offered straw at proportionately 0·05 to 0·1 greater than that eaten daily.In experiment 1, formaldehyde treatment of soya-bean meal depressed apparent nitrogen (N) digestibility (P < 0·001) although diet organic-matter digestibility was not affected. Formaldehyde treatment also tended to reduce N retention in experiment 1, whereas with growing lambs in experiment 2, it led to improved N retention. Plasma urea concentrations were reduced as a result of formaldehyde treatment of soya-bean meal. Digested N was more efficiently utilized by sheep given the treated soya-bean meal diet in experiment 2 but not in experiment 1. Lambs given the treated soya-bean meal diet tended to gain more live weight with marginally superior food conversion ratios while consuming similar amounts of dry matter as those given the untreated soya-bean meal-supplemented diet.


1980 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-305
Author(s):  
Jean M. Bass ◽  
G. Fishwick ◽  
J. J. Parkins

ABSTRACTFifty-one ewes with single lambs and 87 ewes suckling twin lambs (mean ewe live weight, 67 kg) were given a basal diet of 1·0kg hay and 1·0kg whole oats, providing approximately 16·7MJ metabolizable energy and lOOg digestible crude protein per day. Three supplements (A, B and C), providing an additional 45 g digestible crude protein, were compared. Supplement A consisted of 40 g of a fully-soluble liquid product (LS) containing urea, (equivalent to 1090g crude protein per kg), minerals and vitamins; B was 16g urea with solid minerals and vitamins; and C was 125g soya bean meal given in substitution for the same amount of whole oats plus solid minerals and vitamins. The growth rate to 6 weeks for single lambs (11 kg) was unaffected by treatment. For twin lambs the growth rates were 7·5kg (LS), 7·1kg (crystalline urea), 7·8kg (soya) and 6·4k g (unsupplemented) (s.e. of mean = 0·31 kg). Ewes with twin lambs given crystalline urea or LS lost more live weight (approximately 1·04kg) than those given soya (6·6kg) over the first 6 weeks of lactation. The maintenance of normal concentrations of calcium and phosphorus in the blood of ewes suggested that the low total intakes of approximately 4·1 g calcium and 4·7 g phosphorus by the ewes were not inadequate.


1971 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Ørskov ◽  
C. Fraser ◽  
I. McDonald

1. Four sheep were given four diets containing proportions of rolled barley and soya-bean meal varied to provide 10.3, 13.3, 16.1 and 19.9% crude protein in the dietary dry matter; the treatments were given according to a 4 x 4 Latin square design. The mean daily intake was 989 g dry matter. The apparent disappearance of protein, ash, ether extractives and carbohydrate before the abomasum, between the abomasum and terminal ileum and between the terminal ileum and rectum was measured.2. The amount of non-ammonia crude protein (Y1, g/d) disappearing from the small intestine increased with protein intake (X, g/d) according to the equation Y1 = 2.12X – 0.0057X2–83, reaching a maximum when there was about 19% crude protein in the dry matter of the diet.3. The treatments had no significant effects on the disappearance of starch, ether extractives or ash. About 93% of starch disappeared in the rumen and 6% in the small intestine. The total mean daily intake of ether extractives was 21 g; 9 g were added in the rumen, 24 g disappeared from the small intestine and 6 g were excreted in the faeces. The total mean daily intake of ash was 67 g; 26 g were added in the rumen, 37 g disappeared from the small intestine, 9 g from the large intestine and 47 g were excreted in the faeces.


1973 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Leibholz ◽  
H. S. Kang

SUMMARYTwo experiments were conducted with 84 male British Friesian calves to estimate their nitrogen and sulphur requirements between 5 and 11 weeks of age. A basal 12 % crude protein (CP) diet was supplemented with meat meal, soya bean meal or urea to 15 or 18 % CP, and with sulphur to reduce the nitrogen to sulphur ratios of the diets to about 10 to 1.The weight gains and feed conversion ratios of the calves given the 12% CP diets were significantly poorer than those of the calves fed on the diets containing 15 or 18% CP, irrespective of the CP supplement used. The supplementation of the urea-containing diets with sulphur caused a significant increase in feed intake and weight gain.The digestibility of nitrogen and dry matter increased with increasing CP content of the diets and was greater for the diets supplemented with urea than for those supplemented with meat meal or soya bean meal. Sulphur additions also increased the nitrogen digestibility. The retention of nitrogen, when corrected for feed intake, was greater in the calves fed on the diets containing 18% CP than in those fed on the 15% and 12% CP diets.The supplementation of the diets with sulphur increased the digestibility of sulphur, its excretion in urine and its retention. The concentration of urea in the blood plasma increased with increasing dietary CP content, and was higher in calves given urea.


1978 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Folman ◽  
E. Eyal

AbstractThirty-five Assaf intact male lambs were divided into three groups and offered an all-concentrate pelleted diet based on barley and maize and supplemented with either toasted soya bean meal, herring meal or toasted soya bean meal plus methionine to contain 20% crude protein. The live-weight gains to a slaughter weight of 57 kg were 425, 440 and 394 g/day, and the feed conversion ratios were 3·12, 3·07 and 3·38 kg dry matter/kg gain, respectively. It is concluded that, with toasted soya bean meal as the protein supplement, it is possible to obtain high growth rates that do not diifer significantly from those obtained with herring meal.


1967 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Forbes ◽  
J. J. Robinson

The aim of the investigation was to evaluate the specific effect, if any, of grass protein on the birth weight of lambs born to ewes wintered indoors. Grass meal was used as a substitute for fresh grass, and soya bean meal—representing a more conventional source of protein for winter diets—was compared with it. Both sources of protein were included at two levels, providing a high (90 g or 0·2 lb/day) and a low (45 g or 0·1 lb/day) intake of digestible crude protein.The digestibility of dry matter was significantly higher for the diets containing soya bean meal (67·7%) than for those containing grass meal (58·2%). Dry-matter digestibility was not affected by level of protein intake. The digestibility of crude protein was significantly affected by protein source and level of intake.Lamb birth weights were not significantly affected by source or level of dietary protein. There was a tendency for birth weights to be higher on the diet containing grass meal at low protein intakes. Ewe weight gains during the last eight weeks of gestation were significantly affected by level of dietary protein, and net body weight change was significantly affected by both source and level of protein. Gestation treatments had no effect on the performance of ewes or lambs during the first three weeks of lactation.The retention of nitrogen during the 18th–20th weeks of gestation was affected by both source and level of dietary protein. Mean nitrogen retention was higher with diets containing soya bean meal (5·8 g per day) than with diets containing grass meal (3·6 g per day). There was no correlation between nitrogen retention and lamb birth weight.


1981 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. O. Balogun ◽  
B. L. A. Fetuga

ABSTRACTForty-eight Large White × Landrace weanling pigs weighing initially 9·69 (s.e. 013) kg were used to evaluate the dietary methionine requirements of weanling European pigs reared under a humid, lowland, tropical environment. Response criteria used were growth rate, efficiency of food conversion, carcass quality, and the weights of some organs and individual muscles. The pigs (three male castrates and three females per treatment) were given a cassava flour-soya bean meal diet containing 202 g crude protein per kg dry matter and supplemented with increments of multiples of 0·8 g DL-methionine per kg diet. Total dietary methionine levels ranged from 2·3 to 7·9 g per kg diet dry matter. All diets contained 14·75 MJ digestible energy per kg dry matter. The experiment lasted 42 days, at the end of which the pigs were slaughtered at an average live weight of 17 kg.Growth rate and feed efficiency were significantly improved when the basal diet was supplemented with DL-methionine (P< 0·001). No significant treatment differences in organ weight were found. Methionine requirement was significantly influenced by sex and age of the pigs, with castrates having lower requirements than females. Pooled estimated methionine requirements for optimum growth rate and efficiency of food conversion were 4·0 and 4·3 g/kg diet dry matter respectively. Maximum proportion of lean was recorded on the diet containing 3·1 g total methionine per kg dry matter.


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