Effect of dietary fibre source on total tract digestibility, caecum volatile fatty acids and digestive transit time in the weaned piglet

Effects of the use of 200 g of either wheat bran, sugar beet pulp, soya bean hulls or alfalfa meal per kilogram diet on the digestive process of the weaned piglet were studied on 24 Duroc× Landrace male piglets, weaned at 28 days of age. Piglets had an initial mean live weight of 7.92(±1.1) kg and w...

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Published in:Animal feed science and technology 2000-09, Vol.87 (1), p.71-83
Main Authors: Freire, J.P.B, Guerreiro, A.J.G, Cunha, L.F, Aumaitre, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural sciences
Animal production studies
Animal productions
Biological and medical sciences
Dietary fibre
Digestibility
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Life Sciences
Piglets
Terrestrial animal productions
Transit time
Vertebrates
Volatile fatty acids
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Summary:Effects of the use of 200 g of either wheat bran, sugar beet pulp, soya bean hulls or alfalfa meal per kilogram diet on the digestive process of the weaned piglet were studied on 24 Duroc× Landrace male piglets, weaned at 28 days of age. Piglets had an initial mean live weight of 7.92(±1.1) kg and were randomly distributed in six successive blocks of four animals. The total tract apparent digestibility (TTAD) was 0.872, 0.887, 0.815 and 0.824 for energy and 0.847, 0.833, 0.665 and 0.795 for nitrogen for the wheat bran, sugar beet pulp, soya bean hulls and alfalfa meal diet, respectively ( P
ISSN:0377-8401
1873-2216
DOI:10.1016/S0377-8401(00)00183-8