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Nutrient apparent digestibility and the performance of growing fattening pigs as affected by incremental additions of fat to starch or non-starch polysaccharides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

G. C. M. Bakker ,
R. Jongbloed ,
M. W. A. Verstegen ,
A. W. Jongbloed  and
M. W. Bosch
G. C. M. Bakker
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), PO Box 160, 8200 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
R. Jongbloed
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), PO Box 160, 8200 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
M. W. A. Verstegen
Affiliation:
Agricultural University, Department of Animal Nutrition, Haagsteeg 4, 6708 PM Wageningen, The Netherlands
A. W. Jongbloed
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), PO Box 160, 8200 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
M. W. Bosch
Affiliation:
Agricultural University, Department of Animal Nutrition, Haagsteeg 4, 6708 PM Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

In a factorial design, animal fat was added incrementally (0, 35, 70 and 105 g/kg) to maize starch (M) or to two sources of fermentable carbohydrates (260 g purified cellulose (C) per kg or 270 g soya-bean hulls (S) per kg). The 12 experimental diets were formulated by replacing maize starch in the control diet with fat, cellulose and soya-bean hulls of equivalent estimated net energy. Ninety-six castrated males were given these diets according to net energy. Apparent digestibilities of crude protein, crude lipid, crude fibre and nitrogen-free extract were measured and were compared with those expected from the separate ingredients. Net energy conversion ratio (nECR) was also measured. Results showed that in the C and the S diets prediction of the apparent digestibility of nutrients was worse than in the M diets (significant effect of source of carbohydrate). Prediction of apparent digestibility of crude protein and crude lipid improved as the added fat increased (significant effect of amount of fat), except in the C and S diets where for digestible crude lipid the 70 g added fat per kg gave the worst prediction (significant effect of the interaction). The net energy calculated from the experimental data on apparent digestibility was proportionately between 0·83 and 0·98 of that calculated from the expected data. The pigs on the C and S treatments showed a significant lower nECR when calculated from the expected apparent digestibility coefficients, but not when calculated from those which were measured. At the highest fat addition, the nECR was poorest. It is concluded that the amounts of digestible components in compound foods cannot always be obtained from those in the separate ingredients.

Keywords

carbohydratesdigestibilityfatperformancepigs
Type
Research Article
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Animal Science , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , April 1995 , pp. 325 - 335
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1995

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