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The effects of feeding diets containing high levels of fibrous by-products during late pregnancy on sow performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

S A Edwards  and
A G Taylor
S A Edwards
Affiliation:
The North of Scotland College of Agriculture581 King Street Aberdeen AB9 1UD
A G Taylor
Affiliation:
The North of Scotland College of Agriculture581 King Street Aberdeen AB9 1UD
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Many by-products available for feeding to pigs are high in fibre. The effects of such materials on feed in-take and killing-out percentage make them poorly suited for feeding to growing pigs, except at very low inclusion levels. These considerations are not limiting in the breeding sow, and the potential for utilising bulky by-products is consequently much greater. There may also be advantages for animal welfare and simplicity of management if diets containing such products can be fed ad libitum in loose housing systems.

This experiment was carried out to measure the effects of inclusion of very high levels of fibrous by-products in the diet of sows during late pregnancy on subsequent performance of the sow and litter.

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Pig Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1990 , March 1990 , pp. 54
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1990

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