Nutritional strategies to control feed costs for nursery pigs without compromising gut health and growth performance
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Abstract: One of the major challenges for the pig industry is to control nursery feed costs to maximize profits. The objective of this research was to evaluate potential economic benefits of nutritional strategies for nursery feed costs. The results from 3 experiments show that a simple diet and a fermented wheat diet would be beneficial, directly reducing feed cost and/or increasing nutrient and energy digestibility, respectively, in weaned pigs. The addition of multicarbohydrase in nursery diets would also provide potential economic benefits, improving feed efficiency, nutrient digestibility, and gut health.
Source: Mspace (University of Manitoba)
Author: Bonjin Koo
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
Funder: Swine Innovation Porc
OpenAlex ID: W3209290380