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A note on dried poultry manure in the diet of the growing pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

S. Perez-Aleman ,
D. G. Dempster ,
P. R. English  and
J. H. Topps
S. Perez-Aleman
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen
D. G. Dempster
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen
P. R. English
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen
J. H. Topps
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen
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Summary

Dried poultry manure, produced locally by sterilization and drying, was evaluated as an addition to a conventional diet, at levels of 10, 20 and 30%, for growing pigs from 23 to 85 kg live weight. The 32 pigs remained healthy and the dried manure had no apparent adverse effect on the carcasses.

There were significant linear relationships between the amount of manure added to the conventional diet and growth rate, feed conversion efficiency and certain carcass characteristics. For every 10% addition of manure, growth was reduced by 0·02 kg/day, feed conversion efficiency by 0·25 units and killing-out percentage by 0·96. The dried manure contained about 30% crude protein and was a rich source of minerals.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , May 1971 , pp. 361 - 364
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1971

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