Effect of grain source and 0 or 4% added fat on performance of finishing pigs

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2010-05-06T18:40:49Z

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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Seventy-two crossbred finishing pigs averaging 55.9 kg. (123.0 lbs.) were used (in a 3 x 2 factorial design) to compare performance when fed sorghum, corn, or wheat with 0 or 4% added fat (tallow). There were no significant differences in average daily gain or feed efficiency among pigs fed sorghum, corn, or wheat. Adding 4% fat (to each grain ration) resulted in a slight improvement in gain and an improved feed efficiency. Pigs fed wheat with 4% fat added showed The greatest improvement in daily gain and feed efficiency.

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Bright Future? is known as Swine Day, 1977

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Swine, Grain, Fat, Performance, Finishing pigs, Tallow

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