Lactose, sucrose, and molasses in simple and complex diets for nursery pigs

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of lactose, sucrose, and molasses in simple and complex diets for nursery pigs. In Experiment 1, 210 weaned pigs (4.6 kg) were used in a 30-day growth assay. Treatments included complex diets with 100 g crystalline lactose/kg, and 50% or 100% o...

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Published in:Animal feed science and technology 2001-10, Vol.93 (3), p.127-135
Main Authors: Mavromichalis, I, Hancock, J.D, Hines, R.H, Senne, B.W, Cao, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal productions
Biological and medical sciences
Complex diets
Feed and pet food industries
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Lactose
Molasses
Nursery pig
Sucrose
Terrestrial animal productions
Vertebrates
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Summary:Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of lactose, sucrose, and molasses in simple and complex diets for nursery pigs. In Experiment 1, 210 weaned pigs (4.6 kg) were used in a 30-day growth assay. Treatments included complex diets with 100 g crystalline lactose/kg, and 50% or 100% of the lactose replaced with sucrose or molasses. Overall, replacing lactose with sucrose or molasses did not affect weight gain, feed intake, or efficiency of feed utilization. Surprisingly, diets with molasses supported greater overall weight gain than diets with sucrose ( P
ISSN:0377-8401
1873-2216
DOI:10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00287-5