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The effect of dietary energy source on digestibility in growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M. E. E. McCann ,
E. Magowan ,
V. E. Beattie ,
K. J. McCracken ,
S. Smyth  and
C. S. Mayne
M. E. E. McCann*
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Queen’s University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
E. Magowan
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK
V. E. Beattie
Affiliation:
Devenish Nutrition Ltd, 96 Duncrue Street, Belfast, BT3 9AR, UK
K. J. McCracken
Affiliation:
Queen’s University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
S. Smyth
Affiliation:
John Thompson and Sons Ltd, 35-38 York Road, Belfast, BT15 3GW, UK
C. S. Mayne
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Queen’s University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
*
E-mail: Elizabeth.McCann@dardni.gov.uk
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Cereals have traditionally been used in the pig industry as the main source of energy in pig diets. However, as a result of cereal availability and price, alternative sources of energy have been considered, for example the addition of oil to cereal by-product-based diets. By-product-based diets commonly contain higher levels of fibre than cereal-based diets and several studies (e.g. Bakker et al 1995) have reported them to be less digestible in terms of dry matter (DM), energy, crude protein (CP) and oil. The lower DM digestibility of by-product-based diets may lead to a higher level of slurry output, which is an increasing environmental concern. The aim of this work was to examine the differences in digestibility between by-product-based diets supplemented with oil and cereal-based diets.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 15
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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