Influence of pellet size on growth performance in nursery pigs and growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and stomach morphology in finishing pigs

S L Traylor; Keith C Behnke; P Sorrell; Fred J Fairchild; Robert H Hines; Joe D Hancock

doi:10.4148/2378-5977.6501

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Influence of pellet size on growth performance in nursery pigs and growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and stomach morphology in finishing pigs

Authors

- S L Traylor
- Keith C Behnke
- P Sorrell
- Fred J Fairchild
- Robert H Hines
- Joe D Hancock

Abstract

Pellet size (i.e., 3/32 in., 5/32 in., 5/16 in., and 1/2 in. diameter) had little effect on growth performance during the early stages (d 0 to 5) of the nursery phase. However, the 5/32 in. diameter pellets supported the best efficiencies of gain during the overall nursery (d Â°to 29) and finishing phases.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 21, 1996

Keywords: Swine day, 1996, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 97-142-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 772, Swine, Nursery pigs, Finishing pigs, Pellet size, Growth

How to Cite: Traylor, S. L. , Behnke, K. C. , Sorrell, P. , Fairchild, F. J. , Hines, R. H. & Hancock, J. D. (1996) “Influence of pellet size on growth performance in nursery pigs and growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and stomach morphology in finishing pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6501