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Effect of extrusion and steam flaking of cereals on growth rate and feed utilisation by weaned pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

P. B. Lynch  and
I. Zoccarato
P. B. Lynch
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Moorepark Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
I. Zoccarato
Affiliation:
University of Turin, Italy
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Extract

Heat treated cereals whether steamed and flaked or extruded are widely used in pig starter diets despite the dearth of experimental information to support the view that cooking of cereals improves their utilisation by young pigs or improves growth performance of weaned pigs.

McCone et al. (1991) showed that micronisation and flaking of cereals had no beneficial effect on pig performance. The objective in the present trial was to evaluate extruded and steamed-flaked wheat and steamed-flaked maize in diets for pigs immediately after weaning.

Type
Pig Nutrition: 2
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 15
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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References

McCone, S., English, P. R., Fowler, V. R., Gill, B. P., Birnie, M. and Davidson, F. M. (1991). Effect of cereal flaking and diet pelleting on the voluntary intake and performance of weaned piglets. BSAP Winter Meeting, Paper No. 132.Google Scholar
Vestergaard, E. M., Danielsen, V., Jacobsen, E. E. and Rasmusen, V. (1990). Heat treated cereals for piglets. Beretning fra Statens Husdyrbrugsforsog Nr. 674, 71pp.Google Scholar