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Energy: protein interactions in growing boars of high genetic potential for lean growth. 2. Effects on chemical composition of gain and whole-body protein turn-over

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

D. S. Rao  and
K. J. McCracken
D. S. Rao
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Agricultural Chemistry, Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
K. J. McCracken
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Agricultural Chemistry, Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX Food and Agricultural Chemistry Research Division, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
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Abstract

The effect of reducing energy intake within the practical range or reducing energy intake without reducing protein intake on chemical composition of gain, whole-body protein turn-over and energy metabolism was studied between 33 and 90 kg live weight with seven replicates of five littermate boar Landrace pigs. Three levels of food intake (ad libitum, 0·90 and 0·80 ad libitum) were used and the dietary protein contents ranged from 250 to 312 g crude protein (CP) per kg dry matter (DM) to equalize protein intake with reduced food intake. All the diets were of similar amino acid composition and were offered twice daily as pellets. There was no effect of dietary treatment on the DM, CP and fat contents (g/kg) of the empty body (EB), but fat content and fat: protein ratio in EB tended to decrease with reduction of food intake or energy intake. The relationship between energy intake and protein deposition was linear and the mean maximum protein retention was 187 g/day. Retention of DM (P < 0·001), protein (P < 0·001), fat (P < 0·001), energy (P < 0·001) and ash (P < 0·01) decreased linearly with reducing food intake or energy intake. The calculated residual heat production was 0·604 MJ metabolizable energy per kg M0·75 per day. The dietary treatments had no effects on composition of longissimus dorsi, fillet, liver, kidney, backfat or kidney fat. The nitrogen flux, nitrogen synthesis and breakdown tended to decrease with reduction in food intake or energy intake though the effects were not statistically significant. Nitrogen accretion decreased significantly (P < 0·05).

Keywords

boarsbody compositionenergy intakeprotein turnover
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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 83 - 93
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1992

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