44 research outputs found
Top-dressing 1% arginine supplementation in the lactation diet of sows does not affect the litter performance and milk composition
Corn types with different nutritional profiles, extruded or not, on piglets (6 to 15 kg) feeding
Effects of dietary energy density and lysine:calorie ratio on the growth performance of growing pigs and subsequent finishing performance
One hundred twenty crossbred gilts were
used in a growth trial to evaluate the effects of increasing dietary energy density and lysine:calorie ratio on growing pig growth performance and subsequent finishing performance. Feeding 3% choice white grease and 3.45 g lysine:Mcal ME maximized growth
performance of growing gilts. Choice white grease additions and increasing lysine:calorie ratio during growing (65 to 160 lb) did not affect carcass back fat or loin depth at 235 lb
Influence of added zinc from zinc sulfate on weanling pig growth performance and plasma zinc concentration
A total of288 weanling pigs (13.4lb and 18 d of age) was used in a 27 d growth assay to determine the effects of adding Zn from
ZnS04 or ZnO on growth performance. Pigs
were allotted to one of eight dietary treatments consisting of a control diet; diets containing one of six concentrations of Zn from ZnS04 (SOD, 1,000, 1,500,2,000,2,500, or 3,000 ppm); and a diet containing 3,000 ppm of Zn from ZnO. Increasing Zn from ZnS04 linearly improved ADO and FlO from d 9 to 19; however, adding ZnS04 to the diet decreased ADO from d 19 to 33. Thus, pigs fed diets containing ZnS04 or 3,000 ppm of Zn from ZnO had similar growth performance compared to pigs fed the control diet for the overall trial. In conclusion, no benefit was observed for the overall trial from adding increasing concentrations of Zn from ZnS04 or 3,000 ppm ofZn from ZnO
Apparent ileal digestiblity of amino acids and digestible and metabolizable energy valves for conventional soybean meal or dry extruded-expelled soybean meal for swine
We conducted two experiments to determine the apparent ileal digestibility of amino
acids and digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) values for conventionally processed, solvent-extracted soybean meal (SBM) compared to dry-extruded-expelled SBM with or without soy hulls. Apparent ileal digestibility of crude protein
and lysine and DE and ME values were greater in either extruded-expelled SBM compared to the conventionally processed SBM. No differences occurred in apparent digestibility of amino acids or energy values
between extruded-expelled SBM with hulls and that without hulls. These results suggest
that the dry extrusion followed by expeller
processing of soybeans results in a SBM with slightly greater digestibility of crude protein and lysine as well as greater DE and ME values con1pared to conventionally processed, solvent-extracted SBM
Effects of modified tall oil on growth and body composition in adult ovariectomized rats
A trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of modified tall oil (MTO) on growth
and body composition of adult ovariectomized
rats. This trial was targeted as a model for postmenopausal women; thus, only data applicable to swine production are
presented herein. Feeding MTO decreased
adiposity, increased concentrations of certain lipids in tissues, increased vitamin E (octocopherol) levels in the adipose, and increased actual lean content. These data lend support to the carcass leanness and meat
quality improvements routinely seen in swine from feeding MTO
Effects of modified tall oil and supplemental magnesium on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of growing-finishing gilts
A trial was conducted to evaluate the
effects of feeding modified tall oil (MTO) and supplemental magnesium (Mg) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of finishing gilts. No effect
of treatment was observed on ADG, ADFI, or FIG during the growth trial. Feeding MTO reduced average backfat and increased
intramuscular marbling, whereas supplemental
Mg reduced first rib backfat (but not average backfat) and postmortem levels of
glycogen in the longissimus muscle. Additionally, Mg altered whole blood metabolic profiles in a manner that should improve meat quality, although improvements in pH, drip loss, and color were not observed in this trial
Nutritional value of a transgenic high-lysine, high-oil corn for young pigs
Two trials were conducted to compare the nutritional adequacy ofhigh-lysine, high-oil corn (.408% lysine, 6.21% fat) and highoil corn (.289% lysine, 5.97% fat) for young growing pigs. Experiment 1 used four barrows
fitted with ileal T-cannulas in a crossover
design digestion study. Diets contained 8.5% casein and an equal amount of lysine from the test corn. Apparent ileal digestibilities of amino acids, GE, DM, CP, and ash were similar between diets. Experiment 2 used segregated early-weaned barrows in a 2 x 2 factorially designed growth trial. Main effects were corn type and dietary lysine (.80 or 1.15% digestible lysine). Increasing digestible lysine increased ADG and improved F/G regardless ofcorn variety. Within each lysine level, corn type did not affect ADG, ADFI, or F/G. The results of these studies indicate that the lysine in high-lysine, high-oil corn is as available as the lysine in high-oil corn and that high-lysine, high-oil corn can be used successfully in swine diets