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The effect of method of dietary oil application on growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 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 The 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:
The 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 The Queen’s University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
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Oil supplementation of by-product based diets is a common method of increasing the energy content of pig diets to levels equivalent to those of cereal-based diets (Overland et al 1999). However, by-product based diets supplemented with oil have been reported to reduce feed intake and digestible energy intake when compared with cereal-based diets (Magowan et al 2004). It is not known whether this effect occurs as a result of the higher levels of fibre in by-product-based diets or as a result of a reduction in palatability arising from the inclusion of oil in the pellet. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effect of method of vegetable oil blend application (either incorporated directly into the pellet (IN), or sprayed on after pelleting (SP)) on the performance and carcass characteristics of commercially housed finishing pigs.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 78
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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