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Effects of distillers grains on growth performance in nursery and finishing pigs

Authors

• • B W Senne
• • P S Sorrell
• • I H Kim
• • S L Traylor
• • Robert H Hines
• • Joe D Hancock
• • Keith C Behnke

Abstract

Rate and efficiency of gain were not affected by adding as much as 20% distillers dried grains in isocaloric diets for nursery pigs or 30% in isocaloric diets for finishing pigs. These results demonstrate that the previously suggested maximums of 5% distillers dried grains in nursery diets and 10% distillers dried grains in finishing diets are too conservative. Finally, because the 20% (nursery) and 30% (finishing) treatments were the greatest concentrations used in our experiments, additional growth assays are needed to determine the maximum limits for distillers dried grains in diets for pigs.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 1995

Keywords: Swine day, 1995, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 96-140-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 746, Swine, Distillers grains, Nursery, Finishing, Sorghum

How to Cite: Senne, B. W. , Sorrell, P. S. , Kim, I. H. , Traylor, S. L. , Hines, R. H. , Hancock, J. D. & Behnke, K. C. (1995) “Effects of distillers grains on growth performance in nursery and finishing pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6466