Effects of spray-dried egg albumin on growth performance of early-weaned pigs (1998)

Authors

M De La Llata
G S. Grinstead
J C. Woodworth
Robert D. Goodband
Michael D. Tokach
Jim L. Nelssen
Steven S. Dritz

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; Spray-dried egg; Early-weaned pigs; Performance

Abstract

Seventy two early-weaned pigs (initially 12.4 lb) were used in a 14-d growth trial to evaluate a control diet (no added spray-dried egg albumin or animal plasma) or the control diet with 5% spray-dried plasma, 7% spraydried egg albumin~ or 2.5% spray-dried plasma plus 3.5% spray-dried egg albumin. Pigs fed 5% spray-dried animal plasma had greater ADG and improved F/G compared with those fed 7% spray-dried egg albumin, whereas pigs fed the control or a blend of spray-dried egg albumin plus spray-dried animal plasma had intermediate performance. These results suggest that the spray-dried egg albumin used is not an effective replacement for spray-dried animal plasma in diets for early-weaned pigs.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 19, 1998

Recommended Citation

De La Llata, M; Grinstead, G S.; Woodworth, J C.; Goodband, Robert D.; Tokach, Michael D.; Nelssen, Jim L.; and Dritz, Steven S. (1998) "Effects of spray-dried egg albumin on growth performance of early-weaned pigs (1998)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6622