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The selection by young pigs of dietary cereal and protein fractions supplemented with amino acids to idealise protein contents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

W.J. Healy ,
B.P. Gill ,
P.R. English  and
F.M. Davidson
W.J. Healy
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, ABERDEEN AB9 1UD
B.P. Gill
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, ABERDEEN AB9 1UD
P.R. English
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, ABERDEEN AB9 1UD
F.M. Davidson
Affiliation:
A. Simmers Ltd. Mains of Bogfechel, Whiterashes, ABERDEEN AB2 OPQ
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Choice-feeding has the potential to replace the conventional practice of formulating and manufacturing a series of complete diets for growing pigs. One option is to allow the pig to select a diet from a cereal mixture and a protein rich mixture. However differences in feed ingredient composition, for example amino acid imbalances may influence selection, nutrient intake and performance. The aim was to determine if young growing pigs could select a diet to meet energy and ideal protein requirements, from cereal and protein rich feed ingredients, both of which were supplemented with synthetic amino acids to idealise for apparent ileal digestible (AID) protein.

Type
Ruminant Metabolism
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 194
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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A.R.C. 1981. The Nutrient Requirements of Pigs. Agricultural Research Council. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, Slough.Google Scholar