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Influence of feeding increasing levels of expeller pressed canola meal and enzyme supplementation in grow-finish animal performance
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The abstract for a study on the effect of adding expeller pressed canola meal (ECP) and non-starch polsaccharide enzymes to a diet. Increased amounts of ECP decreased feed intake, growth rate, and altered carcass qualities. The addition of enzymes to a diet containing ECP had no effect.
Feeding increasing canola meal levels with wheat distillers dried grains with solubles to hogs
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The abstract for a study on the effect of varying amounts of canola meal in a diet with 15% wheat DDGS. Feed intake and rate of weight gain were reduced, but feed efficiency remained the same. At 24% canola meal hogs reached market weight three days later than with no canola meal, and carcass qualities were not altered.
Nutrient digestibility of wheat, triticale, and corn DDGS and their effect on digesta and feces VFA content in grower-finisher pigs
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The abstract for a study looking at nutritional value of DDGSs from different cereal sources. Overall, DDGS was found to be a good source of protein and energy, but nutritional levels varied between sources.
Nutritional value of co-products for ileal-cannulated grower pigs
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The abstract for a study examining the composition of six co-products. The nutritional compositions varied between co-products, and level of inclusion into diets will depend on the various levels of nutrients. Generally, wheat and canola based co-products had higher levels of energy and amino acids, but large variation still exists due to the processing done and stage of industrial processing they are from.
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.