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The effect of dietary energy source on performance of growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

E. Magowan ,
M. E. E. McCann ,
V. E. Beattie ,
K. J. McCracken ,
R. Bradford  and
C. S. Mayne
E. Magowan*
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK
M. E. E. McCann
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Queen’s University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
V. E. Beattie
Affiliation:
Devenish Nutrition Ltd, 96 Duncrue Street, Belfast, BT3 9AR, UK
K. J. McCracken
Affiliation:
Queen’s University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
R. Bradford
Affiliation:
John Thompson and Sons Ltd, 35-38 York Road, Belfast, BT15 3GW, UK
C. S. Mayne
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DR, UK Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Queen’s University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
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Cereals are commonly used in pig diets as the main sources of energy. However, depending on price and availability, diets of equivalent energy content can be formulated using combinations of oil and cereal by-products. The use of oil as an energy source has been shown to improve average daily gain (ADG) feed efficiency and increase digestible energy intake (DEI) (Overland et al 1999). However, there is a need to examine the response in pig performance to incremental levels of oil inclusion compared with the performance of pigs offered cereal-based diets. Therefore, the aim this study was to examine the effects of offering cereal-based diets or diets containing by-products and oil on the growth performance of commercially housed growing pigs.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 214
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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