The objective of this work was to determine the digestible (DE) and metabolizable (ME) energy values of some feeds for weaned pigs. Fourteen feeds were evaluated in five experiments, using 144 piglets with an average initial weight of 9.42+0.76 kg at 28 days of age. The DE and ME contents were determined by means of the total collection of feces and urine method. The protein sources from milk had higher energy and protein digestibility than soybean by products. Among these, […]

The objective of this work was to evaluate diets fed from 14 to 42 days of age on piglets performance and carcass composition. Twenty-eight crossbred litters (Landrace x Large White) were full fed four types of diets: two simple and two complex. In the weaning time, at 21 days of age, four animals (two barrows and two gilts) were transferred to a nursery and allotted to metallic cages, where they continued to be full fed with diets. Eight-four animals, 21 […]

This research was conducted to determine the minimum endogenous losses, the nutritional requirement of phosphorus (P) for maintenance, the biological availability of P from dicalcium phosphate and the variation of plasma P concentration in swine of 20 kg LW. The pigs were fed diets containing different levels of total phosphorus (.30, .40, .51, .65 and .73%). Twenty commercial crossbred barrows were maintained in metabolic cages for a seven-day period of adaptation and seven days of total collection of feces, urine […]

This research was conducted to study the kinetic of phosphorus (P) in tissue of swine growing phase fed diets containing crescent levels of total phosphorus (.30, .40, .51, .65 e .73%), using 32P as tracer. The rate of 32P retention and the relative specific activity and standard in the bone, liver, heart, kidney and muscle were the markers of inorganic P concentration. Ten commercial crossbred barrows, with 20 kg, were allotted to a completely randomized design in a split plot […]