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Effects of expanders (high shear conditioning) on growth performance in finishing pigs

Authors

• • S L Johnston
• • S L Traylor
• • Robert H Hines
• • S P Sorrell
• • I H Kim
• • G A Kennedy
• • Joe D Hancock
• • Keith C Behnke

Abstract

Diets that had been processed using standard, long-term, and expander (high shear) conditioning tended to support greater ADG than an unconditioned meal control diet. Pelleting was necessary to maximize efficiency of growth, but only with standard and long-term conditioning. Indeed, the best efficiencies of gain were for pigs fed the expander processed diets, with no additional benefits from pelleting the expanded mash.; 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, Expander, Pellet, Ulcers, Finishing pigs

How to Cite: Johnston, S. L. , Traylor, S. L. , Hines, R. H. , Sorrell, S. P. , Kim, I. H. , Kennedy, G. A. , Hancock, J. D. & Behnke, K. C. (1996) “Effects of expanders (high shear conditioning) on growth performance in finishing pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6500