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A note on rationing of growing pigs according to age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

R. Braude ,
K. G. Mitchell  and
R. J. Pittman
R. Braude
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
K. G. Mitchell
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
R. J. Pittman
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
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Summary

In a trial involving 231 pigs grown from 20 to 90 kg live weight, three methods of adjusting the feed allowance were compared, namely according to live weight and a scale with weekly adjustments, or according to age with fixed increments of feed, adjusted either weekly or every 3 weeks. Irrespective of the frequency of feed adjustment, rationing by age gave as satisfactory results in performance and carcass quality as rationing by live weight, and reduced labour requirements by eliminating the need for regular weighing of the pigs throughout the growing period.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , December 1975 , pp. 337 - 339
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1975

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References

Barber, R. S., Braude, R., Mitchell, K. G. and Pittman, R. J. 1972. Effect of level of feed intake on the performance and carcass composition of growing pigs. Anim. Prod. 14: 199–208.Google Scholar