An experiment was conducted with the objective to evaluate the effects of the induction of the drinking water with sweetener consumption in the nursery phase (10th to 30th day of age), on the performance of 270 piglets (male and females) submitted to segregated early weaned and its residual effects on their pre nursery (30th to 45th day) and nursery phases (45th to 62nd day) were evaluated. A completely randomized design in a 3 x 2 factorial arrangement with three treatments […]

A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of dried skim milk (LDP) in weaning diets containing different levels of high-protein soybean meal (PCS), for piglets weaned at 21 days of age. Five diets were compared, from weaning to 14 days post-weaning: T1 – basal diet, soybean meal (FS) as the main protein source; T2 and T4 – replacement of 30 and 50%, respectively, FS from basal diet by PCS; T3 and T5 – replacement of 30 and 50%, […]

Three experiments were carried out to study the performance and digestibility of nutrients and to determine the endogenous enzyme level in grouving swines fed diets supplemented with exogenous enzymes. The experimental diets consisted of corn, soybean meal, vitamins and minerals plus the addition of exogenous enzymes. The mixtures consisted of 25 g of exogenous enzyme per 100 kg of diet. The basic composition of the diets were 18.00% of crude protein (CP) and 3400 kcal/kg of digestible energy (DE). In […]

ABSTRACT – This experiment was carried out to evaluate the requirement of crude protein for initial growing crossbred barrows (Landrace x Large White), from 15 to 30 kg, maintained in thermal comfort. During the experimental period, the room temperature was maintained at 23.1±1.19°C, with relative humidity at 80.6±4.59% and Black Globe Index Humidity at 69.8±1.38. Sixty crossbred barrows with initial average weight of 14.8±0.85 kg and final weight of 29.3±2.4 2kg, were used. A completely randomized blocks design, with five […]