Effects of distillers grains on growth performance in nursery and finishing pigs (1995)

Authors

B W. Senne
P S. Sorrell
I H. Kim
S L. Traylor
Robert H. Hines
Joe D. Hancock
Keith C. Behnke

Keywords

Swine day, 1995; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 96-140-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 746; Swine; Distillers grains; Nursery; Finishing; Sorghum

Abstract

Rate and efficiency of gain were not affected by adding as much as 20% distillers dried grains in isocaloric diets for nursery pigs or 30% in isocaloric diets for finishing pigs. These results demonstrate that the previously suggested maximums of 5% distillers dried grains in nursery diets and 10% distillers dried grains in finishing diets are too conservative. Finally, because the 20% (nursery) and 30% (finishing) treatments were the greatest concentrations used in our experiments, additional growth assays are needed to determine the maximum limits for distillers dried grains in diets for pigs.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 1995

Recommended Citation

Senne, B W.; Sorrell, P S.; Kim, I H.; Traylor, S L.; Hines, Robert H.; Hancock, Joe D.; and Behnke, Keith C. (1995) "Effects of distillers grains on growth performance in nursery and finishing pigs (1995)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6466