The Effect of Dietary Energy Concentration and Lysine: Energy Ratio on the Growth Performance of Weaned Pigs
Expected pig performance has been increased with improvements in lean growth potential and health status so reevaluation on amino acid requirements is needed. Specifically on the lysine requirement and the ratio of DE to lysine for weaned pigs. Current ratios...
Water Usage by Grower-Finisher Pigs Using Dry and Wet/Dry Feeders
For environmental and financial reasons, water conservation is a concern for intensive swine operations. Wet/dry feeders may provide potential water savings by replacing dry feeders. Water usage of both feeders was recorded for grower-finisher swine. Wet/dry feeders reduced volume of...
Feed Processing and Nutritional Quality Among Wheat Classes Fed to Weaned Pigs
Wheat processing and nutritional quality varies among classes such as CPS, durum and High Red Spring wheat. Nutritional quality versus wheat class was examined for their effect on feed processing. Weaned pigs performance was compared across six wheat classes with...
Dietary Protein and Fermentable Fiber Affect Nitrogen Excretion
Potential environmental impacts both inside and outside the barn can be due to nitrogen excretion. Land base needed to apply manure may be reduced with lower total nitrogen excretion. Reducing dietary protein can reduce ammonia emissions and nitrogen excretion directly....
Dietary Particle Size and Nutrient Supply Affect Nitrogen Excretion
The sustainability of the pork industry is impacted by nutrient management. Previous research has shown that decreasing particle size decreases fecal nitrogen excretion, but it may increase urinary nitrogen excretion. Particle size and diet formulations were examined to see the...
Nutritional Value of Debranned Wheat
A nutritional value should be higher in dehulled or debranned cereal grains as removal of the fibrous hull reduces the fibre content. The nutritional value has not previously been explored. Debranned wheat had a higher DE content than the parent...
Dietary Cereal Affects Intestine Bacteria Numbers in Weaned Pigs
With reduction of antibiotic use, control over intestine health may become more difficult. Around 70% of diets for weaned pigs are composed of cereal grain. The fibre from the cereal may have an impact on bacteria populations in the intestine....
Replacement of Soybean Meal with Canola Meal in Weaned Pig Diets
Canola meal has a fibre content that is three times higher compared to soybean meal which may limit nutrient availability as it limits digestibility. Canola meal was assessed in regard to its nutritional value to see if it could replace...
Effects of Fibre in Cereal Grains on Performance of Weaned Pigs
Voluntary feed intake and nutrient content may impact the variation in nutritional value of feed ingredients. Digestibility and nutrient availability is limited by fibre content and negatively affects using Canadian ingredients to feed the pork industry. Differences were noted between...
Effects of Pelleting, Expanding Plus Pelleting, and Enzyme Supplementation on Barley Diets with Wheat Millrun on DE Content
Grower-Finisher feed costs may be reduced if ingredients with high fibre could be included without affecting performance negatively. Treating diets with enzyme supplementation or processing to include barley and wheat millrun may be beneficial. Without reducing performance, wheat millrun can...
Nutritional Value of High-Oil Oat Groats
High oil oat groats are assumed to have a higher DE content and therefore a higher nutritional value though this has not been explored extensively. Oat groats are known for their palatability and high energy density but the natural variant...
The Effect of Ergot on the Performance of Weanling Pigs
Ergot reduces the quality of grain as a number of poisonous alkaloid-containing ergot sclerotia have replaced grain kernels. If these grains end up in the feedstuff of swine it may impair development and growth and decrease hormone concentrations like prolactin....
