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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

R.M. Kay ,
P.H. Simmins  and
J.I. Harland
R.M. Kay
Affiliation:
Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm Terrington St, Clement King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
P.H. Simmins
Affiliation:
Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm Terrington St, Clement King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
J.I. Harland
Affiliation:
British Sugar PLC P.O. Box 26 Oundle Road Peterborough PE2 9QU
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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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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1990 , March 1990 , pp. 154
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1990

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Longland, A.C., Low, A.G., Keal, H.D. and Harland, J.I. (1988). Dried molassed and plain sugar beet pulp in diets for growing pigs. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 47, 102A.Google Scholar
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