Effects of diet complexity and processing method on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in nursery pigs (1998)

Authors

S L. Traylor
Robert H. Hines
S L. Johnston
P Sorrell
Keith C. Behnke
Joe D. Hancock
Joel M. DeRouchey

Keywords

Swine day, 1998; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 99-120-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 819; Swine; Expander; Pellets; Nursery pigs

Abstract

A complex diet formulation resulted in greater digestibility of nutrients and a trend for greater ADG for d 0 to 14 of the experiment. However, for d 14 to 28 and overall (d o to 28), diet complexity did not affect growth performance. In contrast, pelleting improved essentially every response criterion especially in simple diets. Expander conditioning before pelleting increased overall digestibility of nutrients and of F/G compared to standard conditioning, but again, the response was most pronounced with the simple diet formulations.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 19, 1998

Recommended Citation

Traylor, S L.; Hines, Robert H.; Johnston, S L.; Sorrell, P; Behnke, Keith C.; Hancock, Joe D.; and DeRouchey, Joel M. (1998) "Effects of diet complexity and processing method on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in nursery pigs (1998)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6562