Effects of spray-dried blood cells in lactation diets on sow and litter performance
Date
2010-03-02T18:16:44Z
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
High producing sows were used to evaluate the effect of spray-dried blood cells as a dietary protein source on lactation performance and subsequent reproductive performance. No significant differences were observed between sows fed a corn-soybean cells-based diet or a diet containing 2.5% spray-dried blood cells for lactation performance or subsequent reproductive performance. Therefore, spray-dried blood cells can be used as a partial replacelnent for the protein source in lactation diets.
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Swine, Spray-dried blood cells, Lactation, Reproduction