The use of molassed sugar beet feed in growing pig diets and the effect of inclusion rates on subsequent performance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2017
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Previously, sugar beet feed (SBF) was thought to be of limited value for feeding to growing pigs due to its high fibre content. Maximum inclusion rates recommended were 5 and 10 per cent for pigs from 20 to 45 and 45 to 90 kg live weight respectively (MAFF, 1986). However, the fibre is highly digestible and more recently Longland et al (1988) showed that replacement of cereals with SBF may be possible up to levels of 15 and 30 per cent for pigs of 20 and 75 kg live weight respectively. It was also shown that the performance of older pigs fed SBF was enhanced if SBF was introduced into their diets at an early stage. The work was undertaken on individually housed pigs over a wide range of inclusion rates. The experiment reported here investigated the effect of providing SBF to group-housed pigs from 15 to 35 kg live weight and its effect on subsequent performance during the finishing stage. A further objective was to determine the optimum inclusion rate of SBF when fed to finishing pigs.
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