Voluntary Feed Intake and Growth Performance between Grower Pig Diets Containing Mustard Meal or Canola Meal
A valuable ingredient for the swine industry may be mustard meal, though concern exists regarding voluntary feed intake of this diet. Canola meal and mustard meal diets with a 15% inclusion rate were studied for 28 days. A 5% better growth performance and a 2.5%...
Effect of Wheat Sample, Particle Size and Xylanase Supplementation on Energy Digestibility of Wheat Fed to Grower Pigs
Changes in energy digestibility cause a wide variation in DE content of wheat in western Canada. This variability can affect pig performance. Supplementing enzymes with xylanase and reducing particle size may increase energy digestibility and reduce variation. Both of these procedures resulted in a partially...
Effect of Barley Sample, Particle Size and Enzyme Supplementation on Energy Digestibility of Barley Fed Grower Pigs
Variation in nutritional values of barley may lead to alterations of pig performance. Changes in energy digestibility cause variation in the DE content of barley. Some processing procedures may reduce this variation, including reduced particle size and enzyme supplementation. Enzyme supplementation did not increase energy...
Digestible Energy Content of Low Quality Barley Fed to Pigs
Western Canadian barley has a large range regarding DE content. DE content should be known in order to accurately formulate diets, minimize feed costs and reach a predictable swine performance. Equations were developed to predict the DE content of low quality barley using chemical and...
Soluble and Insoluble Non-Starch Polysaccharides on Nutrient Digestibility and Ileal Bacteria Populations in Grower Pigs
Fermentation of material in the gut may change from soluble (guar gum) and insoluble (cellulose) non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) influencing gut bacteria populations. Available nutrients and energy for the pig are reduced when fibre in their diet increases. Ileal bacterial populations and energy digestibility were studied...
Soluble and Insoluble Non-Starch Polysaccharides on Digesta Passage Rate and Voluntary Feed Intake of Grower Pigs
Economically, supplementing or substituting alternative non-conventional feed ingredients to conventional feed ingredients in pig rations may be attractive, but feed utilization and voluntary feed intake may be compromised due to non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) fractions. These are not digestible and may harm overall digestion. To reduce...
The Effect of Starter Feeding Regimen on Variability in Bodyweight and Performance in the Nursery
Negative impacts on revenues and expenditures are associated with variability in performance and growth. Variation either needs to be managed or reduced. Starter program effects may influence the growth of individual pigs in the nursery to allow younger or smaller pigs to catch up to...
Impact of Combining a Low Protein Diet and Oil Sprinkling on Odour and Dust Emissions of Swine Barns
Oil sprinkling has been shown to be an effective dust control strategy. It also reduces gas emissions which may effect the odours emitted from the barn. To further investigate this area, protein diet with fermentable carbohydrates were included to see if a relationship was present...
A Low Protein Diet and Oil Sprinkling to Reduce Ammonia Emissions from Pig Barns
Ammonia concentrations have adverse effects on the environment and the health of workers and animals. Reducing dietary protein and using fermentable carbohydrates in diets previously resulted in reduction of ammonia emissions. Oil sprinkling may also have an impact on ammonia emissions. Fermentable carbohydrates with a...
Effect of Dietary Crude Protein Content and Phase Feeding on Performance and Urinary Nitrogen Excretion of Grower Pigs
Urinary nitrogen is emitted as volatile ammonia which impacts the environment inside and outside the barn. A way to directly reduce urinary nitrogen excretion is by reducing dietary protein while still balancing for amino acids. Phase feeding may also be beneficial to match the amino...