Effect of diet particle size on utilization of sunflower oil seeds in nursery pig diets
Date
2010-04-09T15:31:45Z
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
One hundred ninety-two weanling pigs were fed diets containing 15 or 25% sunflower oil seeds that were ground using a hammermill equipped with either a 1/8 or 3/16 in. screen. Average daily gain (ADG) of pigs fed the 25% sunflower seed diet ground through a 1/8 in. screen was similar to ADG of pigs fed the control diet or that with 15% sunflower seeds, although there was a reduction in ADFI. This indicates that finely ground sunflower seeds can be utilized in nursery pig diets up to 25% with no impairment in performance.
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Swine, Nursery pigs, Sunflower seeds, Paricle size