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The utilization of wet feed by bacon pigs with special reference to pipe-line feeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

T. J. Forbes  and
N. Walker
T. J. Forbes
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough and Queen's University, Belfast
N. Walker
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough and Queen's University, Belfast
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Summary

Experiments wore carried out to compare wet and dry feeding for bacon pigs and to study the effect of temperature of feed on the utilization of wet feed. There was no significant difference in growth rate between wet and dry feeding; food conversion ratios tended to be lower on wet feeding and were significantly lower in one experiment. There were no significant differences in growth rate or food conversion between wet feed given at 5 °C, 13 °C or 35 °C. None of the treatments had any significant effect on carcass characteristics. Nitrogen balance and digestibility studies confirmed the results of the production trials. There were no significant differences in the digestibility of dry matter or nitrogen between wet and dry feeding or between extreme temperatures of the feed.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , October 1968 , pp. 145 - 151
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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