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Labour saving in feeding of fattening pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. Braude  and
J. G. Rowell
R. Braude
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading
J. G. Rowell
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Statistics Group, School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge
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In a co-ordinated experiment involving twenty centres and 558 pigs it was found that the growth rate, efficiency of food conversion and carcass quality of the pigs were not affected when one after-noon meal was omitted each week throughout the fattening period, provided the amount of meal thus saved was distributed between the remaining feeds during each week.

Limited evidence is presented to show that similar results may be obtained when two afternoon feeds are omitted each week.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , February 1957 , pp. 322 - 325
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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