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Effects of feeder design and pelleting on growth performance and water use in finishing pigs

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Pigs fed from wet-dry feeders had 4% greater ADG with 50% less water usage than those consuming feed from dry feeders. Pelleting diets improved F/G by 4% compared to meal diets. However, the benefits of pelleting were primarily when a dry feeder was used, with little evidence to support use of both pelleting and wet/dry feeders for finishing 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, Finishing pigs, Feeders, Pellet

How to Cite: Rantanen, M. M. , Hines, R. H. , Kim, I. H. & Hancock, J. D. (1995) “Effects of feeder design and pelleting on growth performance and water use in finishing pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(10). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6456