Cuba: Concentrated with yuga, sorghum and mulberry contributed to pig production

Published 2021년 12월 31일

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A study conducted in Cuba at the Indio Hatuey Pastures and Forages Experimental Station investigated the effectiveness of a non-standard diet for fattening pigs, replacing 50% of the commercial concentrate with a diet consisting of soybean meal, mulberry flour, sorghum flour, and cassava flour. The study involved 24 pigs, with no significant differences in live weight, daily gain, feed conversion, or hematological indicators between the control and experimental groups. However, the experimental diet allowed for a significant reduction in corn and soybean usage, which the researchers highlighted as a cost-effective approach in addressing the instability and high costs of concentrate raw materials.
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Original content

An investigation in Cuba evaluated the productive and health behavior of fattening pigs fed with an unconventional concentrate made with soybean meal and mulberry as protein sources, and with sorghum and cassava flour as an energy source. This is what they found. The study was carried out in the swine unit of the Indio Hatuey Pastures and Forages Experimental Station (EEPFIH) in Matanzas (Cuba), at 19 m s. n. m. 24 neutered male and female pigs were used, 75 days old and with an average live weight of 24 kg. For the design of the experiment, the animals were divided into two groups: the control group received a 100% commercial concentrate and the second group received the concentrate based on flours. (Read: This is how pigs' diet varies at each stage of their life) The pigs were weighed at the beginning of the evaluation every 14 days. Food consumption (kg / day), daily weight gain (kg / day) and feed conversion (kg DM / kg live weight), as well as hematological indicators, were ...
Source: MXContexto

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