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The effect of cereal flaring and diet pelleting on the voluntary intake and performance of weaned piglets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

Sheila McCone ,
P R English ,
V R Fowler ,
B P Gill ,
M Birnie  and
F M Davidson
Sheila McCone
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
P R English
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
V R Fowler
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
B P Gill
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
M Birnie
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
F M Davidson
Affiliation:
Aberdeen School of Agriculture, 581 King Street Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
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Extract

Flaking is widely used by the feed industry since it is considered to improve the digestibility and palatability of cereals for young pigs. Pelleting is believed to give similar benefits plus a reduction in feed wastage and improved voluntary intake. However, the scientific literature lacks consenssus on this subject and provides no clear indication whether the response to feed processing is influenced by the type of cereal used. This experiment examined the effects of flaking, cereal type and diet pelleting on the voluntary intake and performance of early weaned piglets.

Type
Pig Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1991 , March 1991 , pp. 132
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1991

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