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Determination of the energy contents and nutrient digestibility of corn, waxy corn and steam-flaked corn fed to growing pigs
- Source :
- Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol 32, Iss 10, Pp 1573-1579 (2019), Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies, 2019.
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Abstract
- Objective The research was conducted to determine the digestible (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) contents as well as the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of nutrients in corn, waxy corn and steam-flaked corn fed to growing pigs. Methods Eighteen growing pigs with initial body weight of 15.42±1.41 kg were randomly allotted to three diets including a corn diet, a waxy corn diet and a steam-flaked corn diet in a completely randomized design. Each treatment contained six replicates. The experiment lasted for 12 days, which comprised 7-d adaptation to diets followed by a 5-d total collection of feces and urine. The energy contents and the nutrient digestibility in three ingredients were calculated using direct method. Results Compared to normal corn, both the amylose and dietary fiber contents in waxy corn were numerically lower, but the starch gelatinization degree was numerically greater. Moreover, the DE and ME contents as well as the ATTD of neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber (ADF) in waxy corn were significantly greater (p
- Subjects :
- lcsh:Animal biochemistry
Biology
Article
Nutrient Digestibility
Steam-flaked Corn
Starch gelatinization
chemistry.chemical_compound
Animal science
Nutrient
Amylose
lcsh:QP501-801
Feces
Completely randomized design
lcsh:SF1-1100
Waxy corn
Nutrient digestibility
Waxy Corn
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
0402 animal and dairy science
food and beverages
Nonruminant Nutrition and Feed Processing
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
biology.organism_classification
040201 dairy & animal science
Available Energy
chemistry
Animal Science and Zoology
Dietary fiber
Growing Pig
lcsh:Animal culture
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19765517 and 10112367
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ceb51c57ab17ba6691b9394345a424c6