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Nutritional evaluation of wheat 1. Effects of preparation on digestibility of dry matter, energy and nitrogen in pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

M. Ivan ,
L. R. Giles ,
A. R. Alimon  and
D. J. Farrell
M. Ivan
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
L. R. Giles
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
A. R. Alimon
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
D. J. Farrell
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
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Summary

1. A split-plot design was used to study apparent digestibility of dry matter, gross energy and nitrogen of a whole grain wheat diet and processed (hammermilled, rolled or hammermilled and then steam-pelleted) wheat diets by eight small (33·9 ± 0·1 kg) and eight large (70±1·7 kg) pigs. Metabolizable energy and nitrogen retention were also studied with the small pigs.

2. The processed wheat diets were superior to the whole grain wheat diet in all the parameters measured.

3. There were no significant differences between the performance of pigs given the differently processed wheat diets.

4. Apparent digestibility of dietary components particularly in the whole wheat diet was significantly higher when diets were given to small pigs than when given to large pigs.

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Animal Production , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , December 1974 , pp. 359 - 365
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1974

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