Voluntary Feed Intake and Growth Performance between Grower Pig Diets Containing Mustard Meal or Canola Meal

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% better feed efficiency were noted for pigs fed a mustard meal. Both groups had an equal feed intake. Digestible nutrients were of higher content in mustard meal compared to canola meal.

Voluntary Feed Intake and Growth Performance between Grower Pigs Fed Diets Containing Mustard Meal or Canola Meal (full article)