Response in digestibility, growth performance, and carcass quality of local Kandol pigs to incremental levels of fermented banana stems

Fermentation of banana stems is a novel method for increasing the digestibility of fibrous porcine rations in the tropics; however, optimal feeding rates have not been determined. An experiment was carried out to determine the response of digestibility, growth performance, and carcass quality in loc...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2021-12, Vol.53 (1), p.110-110, Article 110
Main Authors: Huy, Sokchea, Khieu, Borin, Chhay, Ty, Philp, Joshua N. M., Le, Ngoan Duc, Tran, Hong Thi Thu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed - analysis
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Body Composition
Body weight
Carcasses
Correlation
Diet
Diet - veterinary
Digestibility
Dry matter
Feeding rates
Fermentation
Hogs
Intestine
Large intestine
Life Sciences
Male
Meat
Musa
Physical growth
Rations
Regular Articles
Stems
Swine
Tropical environments
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Zoology
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Summary:Fermentation of banana stems is a novel method for increasing the digestibility of fibrous porcine rations in the tropics; however, optimal feeding rates have not been determined. An experiment was carried out to determine the response of digestibility, growth performance, and carcass quality in local Kandol pigs to incremental levels of FBS in rations. A total of 20 castrated male pigs were randomly allocated to five diets, containing 0, 400, 500, 600, and 700 g FBS of the ration. Daily feed on offer was provided as 4% of the body weight on a dry matter basis and offered three times per day. As result, the inclusion level of FBS was positively correlated with NR ( p  
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-020-02488-z