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The effects of barley variety, the location of production and enzyme addition on overall and ileal digestibility in growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M.E.E. McCann ,
J.D.G. McEvoy  and
K.J. McCracken
M.E.E. McCann
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, The Queen’s University of Belfast
J.D.G. McEvoy
Affiliation:
Veterinary Science Division, DARDNI, Stoney Road, Belfast, BT4 3SD, UK
K.J. McCracken
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, The Queen’s University of Belfast Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland (DARDNI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX
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Spring barley is the most widely produced cereal in Northern Ireland. Riviera and Dandy are the main varieties but there is a lack of information regarding their nutritive value. Variety and location of production affect the nutritive value of barley (Valaja et al 1997). An aim of this study was to determine the nutritive value of Riviera and Dandy and also to examine the effect of location of production. Cereal grains contain a high level of non starch polysaccharides (NSP). The major NSP present in barley are β-glucan and arabinoxylan and supplementation with exogenous enzymes has been shown to increase digestibility to different extents (Yin et al 2000). A further aim of this study was to examine the effects of a mixture of β-glucanase and xylanase on these two varieties.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 211
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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