Different roughages to organic growing/finishing pigs — Influence on activity behaviour and social interactions

Presto, Magdalena Høøk; Algers, Bo; Persson, Eva; Andersson, H.K.

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2008.10.007

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“…In a study by Høøk-Presto et al (2009), the average daily gain of growing-finishing pigs was 740 g. Karpiesiuk & Falkowski (2008) obtained daily gains of growing-finishing pigs on a similar level to the present study, that is, on average 727 g.…”

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Production performance of pigs reared in different systems and fed increased energy content diets with or without green alfalfa

Kozera¹,

Karpiesiuk²,

Bugnacka³

et al. 2016

SA J. An. Sci.

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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of various feeding and housing systems on fattening performance, slaughter value and biochemical serum parameters in growing-finishing pigs. The experimental material comprised 90 growing-finishing pigs, divided into six groups of 15 animals that were diverse in terms of rearing (with or without free access to outdoor runs) and feeding systems (fed increased metabolizable energy (ME) content diets with or without green alfalfa). Different feeding regimes and rearing systems had no significant effects on most fattening results and the carcass traits of the pigs except for daily water and diet intake and feed/gain ratio. Daily water intake was lower in pigs fed complete diets plus green alfalfa forage. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations were statistically lower in the blood serum of Groups 3 and 6 than in Groups 2 and 4. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels were significantly higher in the serum of Group 6, compared with other groups. Group 3 had significantly higher triglycerides levels compared with Groups 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. Taking into consideration all these dependencies, it could be assumed that feeding regime and rearing with access to outdoor runs might improve not only blood lipid profile, but also the dietetic value of pork. It seems that feeding a complete diet with increased ME, plus green alfalfa forage and rearing indoors with free access to outdoor runs, gave the best results. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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confidence: 81%

Production performance of pigs reared in different systems and fed increased energy content diets with or without green alfalfa

Kozera¹,

Karpiesiuk²,

Bugnacka³

et al. 2016

SA J. An. Sci.

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“…When ley forage is available on the farm, it can be used as a locally produced feed resource for pigs (Webrink, 1994;Sehested et al, 2004;Heyer et al, 2006;Høøk Presto et al, 2011). Besides adding to the nutrient supply of the pigs, grass/clover silage contributes to sustainable use of arable land without mineral fertilizers and may also improve pig welfare (Presto et al, 2009). …”

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Inclusion of grass/clover silage in the diet of growing/finishing pigs – Influence on pig time budgets and social behaviour

Presto

Rundgren

Wallenbeck

2013

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Science

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This study investigated how inclusion of grass/clover silage affected the time budgets and social behaviour of growing/ finishing pigs. The behaviour of 128 pigs was observed through video recordings. Pigs fed intact or chopped silage spent a larger proportion of their time active compared with pigs fed silage in pelleted form or fed only cereal-based feed. There was a trend for pigs fed silage in pelleted form or fed only cereal-based feed to respond strongly to social interactions more often than pigs fed intact or chopped silage, irrespective of initial performing pig behaviour. Pigs in groups fed intact silage had a lower number of wounds from violent social interactions on their bodies. Thus, additional provision of silage in an environment enriched with straw can further improve pig welfare.

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“…Many feedstuffs used in pig feeding have high dietary fibre content, which can have beneficial effects on gut functions and well-being (Wenk 2001;Presto et al 2009). The disadvantage with a high dietary fibre content is decreased nutrient utilisation and low net energy values (Noblet and Le Goff 2001;Anguita et al 2006).…”

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Digestibility of fibre sources and molecular weight distribution of fibre fractions in ileal digesta of growing pigs

Ivarsson

Andersson

Lindberg

2012

Archives of Animal Nutrition

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Seven post-valve T-caecum cannulated growing pigs were used in a change-over experiment with four diets and four 14-day periods to evaluate the total tract apparent digestibility (TTAD) and the ileal apparent digestibility (IAD) of diets with inclusion of chicory forage (CFO), sugar beet pulp (SBP), wheat bran (WB) and grass meal (GM), as well as the TTAD of the mentioned fibre sources. Moreover, this experiment evaluated the molecular weight distribution of soluble non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) fractions in diet and ileal digesta from pigs fed the CFO and SBP diets. The experimental diets were balanced to have similar NSP content and compromised of one part of the basal diet and one part of the four fibre sources (CFO, SBP, WB and GM). In addition, all pigs were fed the basal diet during a 14-day period before and after the experimental periods. Diet affected the TTAD of all dietary components except glucose. The TTAD of organic matter (OM) was higher for Diet SBP than for Diets WB and CFO, showing both were higher than Diet GM. The TTAD of NSP was higher for Diet SBP than Diets WB and GM. The IAD of OM was higher in Diet SBP than in the other diets. The IAD of NSP was lower in Diet WB than in the other diets. The TTAD of OM and energy of CFO was 0.43 ± 0.04 (standard error), which is similar to that reported for commonly used forage crops. The molecular weight distribution in ileal digesta showed different distributions between Diets CFO and SBP as well as between digesta from pigs fed these diets.

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Different roughages to organic growing/finishing pigs — Influence on activity behaviour and social interactions

Cited by 31 publications

References 29 publications

Production performance of pigs reared in different systems and fed increased energy content diets with or without green alfalfa

Production performance of pigs reared in different systems and fed increased energy content diets with or without green alfalfa

Inclusion of grass/clover silage in the diet of growing/finishing pigs – Influence on pig time budgets and social behaviour

Digestibility of fibre sources and molecular weight distribution of fibre fractions in ileal digesta of growing pigs

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