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Single cereal diets for bacon pigs: 2. The effect of methods of storage and preparation of barley on performance and carcass quality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

D. J. A. Cole ,
G. W. Dean  and
J. R. Luscombe
D. J. A. Cole
Affiliation:
Harper Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Shropshire
G. W. Dean
Affiliation:
Harper Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Shropshire
J. R. Luscombe
Affiliation:
Harper Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Shropshire
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Summary

Barley which had been stored after treatment with 0·8 % propionic acid was incorporated into pig diets in either the milled or the rolled form and its feeding value compared with that of barley stored dry and then ground, and of moist barley stored anaerobically and then rolled. The pigs were fed from 50 to 200 lb live weight on the four diets. Their performance was not affected by the method of storage of the barley, but those given rolled barley required 11% more dry matter per unit of live-weight gain than those given milled barley. There were no significant differences between the treatments in carcass measurements, or in apparent digestibility coefficients as measured by the chromic-oxide method.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 1970 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1970

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