Author: M. L. LorschyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amino acids in animal nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Threonine Requirement of Growing and Finishing Pigs
Author: M. L. LorschyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amino acids in animal nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Threonine Requirement of Finishing Pigs
Author: Diana Lee SchulerA Reevaluation of the Threonine Requirement of the Growing Pig
Author: James Earl SowersIdeal Ratio of Threonine and Lysine for Growing and Finishing Pigs
Author: M. L. LorschyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lysine in animal nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The Ideal Protein Profile for Growing-finishing Pigs in Precision Feeding Systems
Author: Aline RemusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Amino acids (AA) are essential components of diets but accurate determination of AA requirements in farm animals is a challenge. Requirements for AA in pigs can be influenced by several factors, including genetics, health, age, and, as recently shown, also individual variability. In conventional group-phase feeding (GPF) systems, large groups of pigs receive the same feed during extended periods and most pigs receive more nutrients than required to express their growth potential with potential detrimental effects on the environment through increased nitrogen excretion, and on production costs. In individual precision feeding (IPF) systems, pigs are fed diets tailored daily to their individual nutrient requirements. In light of this, it is necessary to distinguish the AA requirements of a population from those of individuals. Optimal essential AA ratios have been established for pigs in conventional GPF systems, but these optimal AA ratios might differ for pigs in IPF systems. The main research objective was to compare the ideal protein profile in pigs using the optimal threonine-to-lysine (Thr:Lys) ratio between conventional GPF and IPF systems. Based on a dose-response approach with five levels Thr:Lys ratios offered to growing pigs in a GPF or IPF system, it was possible to confirm the initial hypothesis that optimal AA ratios differ between feeding systems. Carcass chemical composition and AA concentration was likewise affected by the Thr:Lys ratio, and the magnitude and type of response depended on the feeding system. In a second dose-response study with similar Thr:Lys ratios offered to late finishing pigs, requirements were larger than to those previously observed for growing pigs, suggesting that AA requirements for protein deposition is age dependent. These two studies suggest that individual pigs can modulate their growth and body composition according to the level of AA intake and can respond differently to same amount of ingested AA. These studies further highlighted the weakness of using an ideal protein profile by considering fixed requirements for AA due the assumed constant AA carcass composition. Accurate estimation of AA requirements for pigs in an IPF system seems to be mainly limited by the use of fixed AA ratios as pigs have different AA requirements. Finally, a novel approach to the dose-response approach based on a central composite design with a factorial design aiming at independently estimating real-time requirements for Lys and Thr in individual pigs was proposed. A non-unique response of protein deposition to various Thr and Lys combinations was observed due to the differences in AA requirements among individual pigs. This insight on variability among individual pigs is useful to fine-tune the precision feeding system by estimating AA requirements more accurately, feeding pigs according to their individual requirements, and, ultimately, reduce waste of nutrients in pigs with lower protein deposition. The results presented in this thesis support the idea that changes in body composition in pigs are induced by changes in dietary AA levels. Therefore, growth may be modulated to the optimal body composition desired by the consumer. This thesis proposes a change of perspective in animal nutrition, where AA may be seen as a trigger for animal metabolic response with dynamic and distinctive AA requirements in individual animals.
Studies on the Threonine Requirement in Growing Pigs
Author: Britta BlankSwine Nutrition
Author: Elwyn R. MillerPublisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 1483162117
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Swine Nutrition is a comprehensive text-reference that deals with the various aspects and knowledge in swine nutrition. The book is basically about nutrient utilization by swine. The topics discussed concerning this subject are factors influencing swine nutrition, nutrient bioavailability, appetite and feeding behavior, physical forms of feed, environment and management, immunocompetence, genetic and sex considerations, mycotoxins, and intestinal microbiology. Major and unique feedstuffs, feeding regimen in different stages of growth, and techniques in swine nutrition research are also elaborated. The text will be useful to students of advance swine nutrition courses as well as those seeking information in swine nutrition.
Feed efficiency in swine
Author: John F. PatiencePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9086867561
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
'Feed efficiency in swine' has been prepared as a comprehensive treatise on the current state of our understanding of this topic which is so important to the pork industry. Each chapter is written by international authorities who understand both the science and application of their topic area. The book provides detailed insight into the many factors affecting feed efficiency, ranging from diet processing to herd health, from nutrition to physiology and from day-to-day barn management to the adoption of advanced technologies. The authors explain such practical aspects as the challenge of interpreting feed efficiency information obtained on farm or the role of liquid feeding. The authors also delve into more scientific topics such as amino acid or energy metabolism or animal physiology. This book is written for people who have a technical interest in pork production, including nutritionists, geneticists, farm management specialists, veterinarians, other academics and, of course, pork producers.
The Threonine and Protein Requirements of Suckling Pigs
Author: Raymond Fulton SewellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Swine
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Nutrient Requirements of Swine
Author: Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309059930
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Each of these popular handbooks contains comprehensive information on the nutritional needs of domestic animals and includes extensive tabular data. All are paperback and 8 1/2 x 11. Some books come with diskettes or Cds that allow users to predict nutrient requirements of specific animals under various conditions and at various life stages.