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A note on sodium bentonite as an additive to grower pig diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

M. R. Taverner ,
R. G. Campbell  and
R. S. Biden
M. R. Taverner
Affiliation:
Animal Research Institute, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
R. G. Campbell
Affiliation:
Animal Research Institute, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
R. S. Biden
Affiliation:
Animal Research Institute, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
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Abstract

In pigs growing from 20 to 70 kg live weight, the addition of 40 g sodium bentonite to each kg diet was without significant effect on growth performance under ad libitum and restricted feeding regimes. Sodium bentonite appeared to be indigestible and inert, as dry-matter digestibilities were reduced from 0·87 to 0·85 and 0·83 by the addition of 20 and 40 g sodium bentonite per kg diet respectively.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 137 - 139
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1984

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