Effect of scabby wheat in starter pig diets
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2010-04-30T18:01:25Z
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
Two studies using a total of 64 starter pigs (averaging 16-18 lbs initial weight) to evaluate the influence of varying levels of vornitoxin-contaminated wheat on performance was conducted. In both trials it appears that when vomitoxin levels exceed 1 ppm, a reduction in performance was evident. Feed refusal was evident particularly the first week on the vomitoxin-contaminated wheat. No symptoms of sickness, nor an influence on tissue size and function, were observed. The pigs were unable to compensate for depression in gains after withdrawal of vomitoxin-contaminated wheat.
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Swine, Scabby wheat, Starte pig diets
