The effects of sorghum dried distillers grains with solubles on nursery pig performance
dc.citation.epage | 128 | en_US |
dc.citation.spage | 118 | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sotak, K.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Goodband, Robert D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tokach, Michael D. | |
dc.contributor.author | DeRouchey, Joel M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nelssen, Jim L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dritz, Steven S. | |
dc.contributor.authoreid | goodband | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | mtokach | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | dritz | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | jderouch | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | jnelssen | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-16T19:39:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-16T19:39:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-02-16 | |
dc.date.published | 2011 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of sorghum dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) on nursery pig growth performance. In both experiments, sorghum DDGS were added to corn- or sorghum-based diets to determine their impact on ADG, ADFI, and F/G. In Exp. 1, a total of 360 nursery barrows (PIC 1050, initially 15.1 lb and 26 d of age) were used with 5 pigs per pen and 9 pens per treatment. Pigs were allotted to 1 of 8 dietary treatments arranged in a 2 × 4 factorial with main effects of grain source (corn vs. sorghum) and sorghum DDGS (0, 15, 30, or 45%). Overall (d 0 to 34), pigs fed the corn and sorghum diets had similar ADG and ADFI; however, F/G was poorer (P < 0.05) for pigs fed the sorghum-based diets compared with the corn-based diets. Also, increasing DDGS reduced ADG (linear, P < 0.01) but increased ADFI (linear, P < 0.07), resulting in poorer F/G (linear, P < 0.01). In Exp. 2, a total of 180 nursery pigs (PIC 327 × 1050, initially 23.8 lb and 38 d of age) were used in a 21-d study with 6 pigs per pen and 5 pens per treatment. The dietary treatments were arranged in a 2 × 3 factorial with main effects of grain source (corn vs. sorghum) and DDGS (none, 30% corn DDGS, or 30% sorghum DDGS). Overall (d 0 to 21), no differences were found in ADG, ADFI, and F/G among pigs fed the corn- or sorghum-based diets. DDGS source (corn vs. sorghum) also did not influence growth performance; however, adding 30% DDGS to either the corn- or sorghum-based diets tended to reduce ADG (P < 0.10). Pigs fed diets with DDGS had similar ADFI and F/G when compared with pigs fed the basal diets (0% DDGS). In conclusion, sorghum can be used as a suitable replacement for corn in nursery diets. In Exp. 1, feed efficiency was approximately 5% poorer in pigs fed sorghum-based diets vs. pigs fed corn-based diets, which is similar to the energy content differences between the two grains. However, increasing sorghum DDGS to 45% of the diet reduced pig growth performance, so its inclusion needs to be evaluated on an income over feed costs basis. | en_US |
dc.description.conference | Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13475 | |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Swine Day, 2011 | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 12-064-S | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 1056 | en_US |
dc.subject | Swine | en_US |
dc.subject | Corn | en_US |
dc.subject | Corn DDGS | en_US |
dc.subject | Sorghum | en_US |
dc.subject | Sorghum DDGS | en_US |
dc.subject | Nursery pig | en_US |
dc.title | The effects of sorghum dried distillers grains with solubles on nursery pig performance | en_US |
dc.type | Conference paper | en_US |