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Dry fractionation creates highly digestible fractions of wheat DDGS for grower pigs
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The abstract for a pilot scale study testing the effect of fractionation of DDGS. Fractionation alters many nutritional and chemical properties, and could be used for formulating feed for specific stages of pork production.
Effect of Canadian wheat classes on growth performance and energy digestibility in weaned pigs fed on pellet diets
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The abstract for a study analyzing the effect and dietary content of different wheat classes. Different classes had varying crude protein, non-starch polysaccharide, and apparent total tract digestibility of energy, but overall feed intake and gain was similar for all classes.
Fermentation characteristics of unique fiber and starch sources in the pig
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An abstract for the experiment testing the fermentation properties of four fiber sources, and four starch sources. The fermentation characteristics and short-chain fatty acid production varied between sources, and could be used to manipulate fermentation in the pigs’ intestines.
Starch types affect the kinetics of nutrient absorption and insulin secretion in pigs
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The abstract for a study what effect starches with different digestibilities had on glucose and short-chain fatty acid absorption, and insulin secretion. As starch digestibility decreased, glucose absorption decreased, insulin secretion decreased, and short-chain fatty acid absorption increased.
Is starch an essential nutrient for growing pigs?
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The abstract for a study looking at the effect of starch in diets. DDGS is commonly used in feed, but has a decreased starch content than other feedstuffs. The result of varying starch in the diet showed that increased starch content provided better protein deposition, so diets with high DDGS inclusion may benefit from adding starch.
Comparison of different predicted equations to measure net energy content of feedstuff
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The abstract of a study looking at the accuracy of calculated net energy compared to actual net energy. Different equations correctly interpreted the effect of gender, body weight, and feeding level, but gave varied results when protein was included, and different final net energy results.
Net energy of cereal grains in growing finishing pigs
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The abstract for a study determining dietary energy for Canadian ingredients compared to the European database. The net energy results were higher than the German and Dutch records, but similar to the French.
Evaluation of an in vitro technique for the determination of energy digestibility among and within feedstuffs in growing pigs
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The abstract for an experiment that expanded the 3-step in vitro technique involving pepsin, pancreatin, and Viscozyme in determining apparent total tract digestibility of various feed ingredients.
Impact of varying dietary lysine and isoleucine levels on growth of 10 to 20 kg pigs
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The abstract for a study testing different levels of lysine and isoleucine in growing pigs. The highest amount of lysine in a trial was 1.21%, and weight gain was highest at this level, optimal lysine may be even higher. The optimal isoleucine:lysine was around 50%.
The first limiting amino acid in late gestation may not be lysine
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The abstract for an experiment testing for the limiting amino acid in late gestation. Results show it may be tryptophan or theonine rather than lysine, but results varied depending on the parameter used to measure response.