Hostname: page-component-77c89778f8-m42fx Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-16T10:15:30.825Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Evaluation of the effect of dietary crude protein reduction, with or without fishmeal, on post weaning performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

M. A. Overend*
Affiliation:
Forum Bioscience, 41-51 Brighton Road, Redhill, Surry, RH1 6YS, U.K.
S. Tibble
Affiliation:
SCA Iberica Ltd, Pol Ind Els Riols, 50170 Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Spain
L. Le Bellego
Affiliation:
Ajinomoto Eurolysine, 153 Rue de Courcelles, 75817, Paris Cedex, France
Get access

Extract

The post-weaning phase is a critical period in pig growth. The transition from sow milk to solid plant or animal proteins together with the physiological development of the intestinal tract can sometimes lead to digestive disorders depressing growth and impacting upon the lifetime performance of the pig herd. Lowering feed protein level or changing the type of protein offered appears as a practical solution to decrease the incidence and severity of digestive disorders leading to diarrhoea. It is crucial that in reducing crude protein levels that the balance of amino acids are maintained to meet the pigs requirement for growth. Fishmeal is often used in diets as a source of protein and amino acids. It also is said to be an aid to palatability. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the performance of post-weaned piglets offered diets that differed in crude protein content and in protein source from weaning until 43 days post-weaning.

Type
Poster Presentations
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Whittemore, C. T., Hazzledine, M. J., and Close, W. H. 2003. Nutrient Requirement Standards for Pigs. British Society of Animal Science, Penicuik, U.K. Google Scholar