The effect of fermented apple diet supplementation on the growth performance and meat quality in finishing pigs

• Published in: Animal science journal 2009-02, Vol.80 (1), p.79-84
• Main Authors: Lee, S.D.(National Inst. of Animal Science, Cheonan (Korea R.)), Kim, H.Y, Jung, H.J, Ji, S.Y, Chowdappa, R, Ha, J.H, Song, Y.M, Park, J.C, Moon, H.K, Kim, I.C
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: ALIMENTACION COMPLEMENTARIA; ALIMENTATION COMPLEMENTAIRE; ANALISIS ORGANOLEPTICO; ANALYSE ORGANOLEPTIQUE; Animal Feed; Animal Husbandry; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animal sciences; Animals; APPLES; berkshire; CALIDAD; CARCASS COMPOSITION; CARNE; CERDAS; COMPOSICION DE LA CANAL; COMPOSITION DE LA CARCASSE; CRECIMIENTO; CROISSANCE; Dietary supplements; ENGORDE; ENGRAISSEMENT; FATTENING; Feed science; FERMENTACION; FERMENTATION; fermented apple diet; GROWTH; growth performance; Hogs; Hordeum vulgare; Malus; MANZANA; MEAT; Meat - standards; meat quality; ORGANOLEPTIC ANALYSIS; Oryza sativa; Physical growth; POMME; QUALITE; QUALITY; sensory evaluation; SOWS; SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING; Swine - growth & development; Swine - metabolism; TRUIE; VIANDE
• ISSN: 1344-3941; 1740-0929
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2008.00598.x

ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of fermented apple diet (FAD) supplementation on the growth performance and meat quality in finishing Berkshires. The FAD was made from dropped apple mixed with rice bran and barley bran. Until 81 ± 1 kg live weight at 133 ± 1 days, the animals were fed a growing diet, after which experimental samples were fixed at 0, 2, 4 and 6% FAD as C, T1, T2 and T3 in the finishing diets. Growth performance, ADG, ADFI and feed efficiency were improved in T1 than other groups. In carcass parameters, carcass weight was higher (P