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- Title
Evolution of growth benefit of Citrus depressa application in starter piglets.
- Authors
Hsu, C. B.; Lee, H. L.; Huang, H. J.; Chang, S. C.; Wang, H. S.
- Abstract
The study intended to develop the commercial potential phytogenic product-Citrus depressa (Hirami lemon, HL). Forty-eight starter piglets, 5 weeks of age were randomly allotted to three dietary treatments, including Treatment 1: the basal diet (CP 18%, ME 3,200 kcal/kg) based on corn-soybean meal; Treatment 2: basal diet supplementing 0.2% HL; Treatment 3: basal diet supplementing 0.4% HL; and there was another positive control treatment feeding homogeneous competitive product (herbal extract). Each pen had 4 pigs (half of male and female), and each group had 4 replicates. Pigs were fed ad libitum for 42 days. Results showed that the average daily gain in Treatment 2 increased by 7.5% (0.57 vs. 0.53 kg/d), the feed intake decreased by 4.3% (1.10 vs. 1.15kg/d), and the feed efficiency (G/F) increased by 13% (0.52 vs. 0.46) compared with the control group.
- Subjects
PIGLETS; DIETARY supplements; CORN meal; SOYBEAN meal as feed; ANIMAL feeds
- Publication
Journal of the Chinese Society of Animal Science, 2019, Vol 48, p336
- ISSN
0253-9187
- Publication type
Article