Effects of a heat-stable yeast product in pelleted diets for weanling pigs

Effects of a heat-stable yeast product in pelleted diets for weanling pigs

Maloney, C.A.; Hancock, J.D.; Hines, R.H.; Cao, H.; Nemecek, C.S.; Park, J.S.

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Publication Date: 1998

Conference: Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 19, 1998
Starting Page: 62, Ending Page: 66
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

The results from two experiments showed that a heat-stable yeast product survived well in diets that were steam conditioned at 158 to 176°F and pelletized. Also, inclusion of .2% yeast product resulted in a greater rate of gain and a trend for improved feed efficiency in weanling pigs.

Keywords: Swine; Weanling pigs; Nursery; Yeast

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/2685

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