Effects of feeder design and pellet quality on finishing pigs

N Amornthewaphat; Joe D Hancock; Keith C Behnke; Leland J McKinney; C W Starkey; D J Lee; C L Jones; J S Park; D W Dean

doi:10.4148/2378-5977.6665

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Effects of feeder design and pellet quality on finishing pigs

Authors

- N Amornthewaphat
- Joe D Hancock
- Keith C Behnke
- Leland J McKinney
- C W Starkey
- D J Lee
- C L Jones
- J S Park
- D W Dean

Abstract

Pigs fed from wet/dry feeders had 2.5% greater ADG and used 26% less water compared to pigs fed from conventional dry feeders. Also, as percentage fines was increased from none to 50%, ADG and digestibilities of DM and N decreased. However, the decreased ADG with increased pellet fines occurred only with the conventional dry feeder.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 2000

Keywords: Swine day, 2000, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 01-138-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 858, Swine, Pellet quality, Wet/dry feeders, Finishing pigs

How to Cite: Amornthewaphat, N. , Hancock, J. D. , Behnke, K. C. , McKinney, L. J. , Starkey, C. W. , Lee, D. J. , Jones, C. L. , Park, J. S. & Dean, D. W. (2000) “Effects of feeder design and pellet quality on finishing pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6665