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A note on the use of spring pea (Pisum sativum hortense) in diets for weaned pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

F. Gatel
Affiliation:
Institut Technique des Céréales et des Fourrages, Station d'Etude sur l'Alimentation du Porc, Pouline, Villerable, 41100 Vendome, France
J. Fekete
Affiliation:
Institut Technique des Céréales et des Fourrages, Station d'Etude sur l'Alimentation du Porc, Pouline, Villerable, 41100 Vendome, France
F. Grosjean
Affiliation:
Institut Technique des Céréales et des Fourrages, Station d'Etude sur l'Alimentation du Porc, Pouline, Villerable, 41100 Vendome, France
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Abstract

A comparison was made of three diets given to pigs after weaning at 28 days of age: control, control + 300 g spring peas per kg or control + 300 g spring peas + 1·2 g DL-methionine per kg. The latter diet led to similar food conversion ratio and better growth rate than the control diet. It seems therefore that provided diets are properly balanced for all limiting amino acids, spring pea (Pisum sativum subsp. hortense) can be used at least up to 300 g/kg in weaned pig diets.

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1989

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