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Influence of energy intake on protein and lipid deposition in Creole and Large White growing pigs in a humid tropical climate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2007

D. Renaudeau*
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Recherches Zootechniques, 97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, F.W.I., France
B. Bocage
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Recherches Zootechniques, 97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, F.W.I., France
J. Noblet
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherches Système d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, 35590 Saint Gilles, France
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Abstract

Twenty-four castrated males were used to study the effect of breed (Large White v. Creole (LW v. CR)) and feeding level (0·70, 0·80, 0·90, and 1·00 ad libitum) on growth performance and protein deposition (PD) and lipid deposition (LD) between 30 and 60 kg in growing pigs under tropical climatic conditions; the CR pigs are raised in the Caribbean area and can be qualified as fat and slow growing pigs. Daily protein and amino acids supplies were calculated to be non-limiting for protein gain. Total PD and LD were measured according to the comparative slaughter technique. Digestibility coefficients of energy and nutrients were estimated over a 10-day period at 45 kg live weight. Neither the breed nor the feeding level influenced the apparent digestibility coefficients of dietary nutrients; only energy digestibility was increased at reduced feeding levels (P<0·05). Average daily gain increased linearly with the increase of metabolizable energy (ME) intake and the slope of the relationship was lower in CR than in LW pigs (30·4 v. 36·6 g per additional MJ ME). The food conversion ratio was not affected by feeding level but it was significantly higher in CR than in LW pigs (2·88 v. 2·36 kg /kg; P<0·001). Daily PD increased with ME intake according to a linear relationship in both breeds and the slope was significantly affected by breed (3·1 v. 4·2 g/MJ ME in CR and LW pigs, respectively; P<0·001). In contrast, the increase of LD and total energy retained with ME were higher in CR than in LW pigs (8·4 v. 6·4 g/MJ and 0·40 v. 0·36 MJ/ MJ ME, respectively; P<0·001).

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 2006

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