Three experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of adding enzymatic complex (EC) on the nutritive value of soybean hulls (SH) in starting pig feeding. The enzyme complex used contained α-galactosidase, β-glucanase, galactomananase and xilanase. In experiment 1, the digestibility of soy bean hull with addition of enzyme complex was determined at three levels (0, 200 and 300 mg/kg), using piglets with initial body weight of 22.49 ± 1.73 kg. None of the enzyme complex levels affected the soy […]

An experiment was conducted with the objective of evaluating the effects of different levels of benzoic acid (Vevovitall) on the performance and intestinal morphology of the duodenum in piglets from 28 to 70 days of age. One hundred and sixty Dalland × Penarlan piglets weaned at 21 day old, separated by sex, were used. The experiment was divided into pre-initial 1 (28 to 35 days), pre-initial 2 (36 to 46 days) and initial (47 to 70 days) phases. A randomized […]

A study was conducted to evaluate the economic results and the performance of nursery piglets fed diets based on the digestible nutrients of high-moisture corn silage (HMCS). Eighteen crossbred piglets (Landrace × Large White) with an average initial weight of 16.01 kg, were used in the digestibility experiment and 60 crossbred piglets, with an average initial weight of 7.11 kg were used in the performance experiment. A randomized block design was used in both experiments. In the digestibility experiment, a […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate different textures and storage forms of corn in piglet diets. Two experiments were conducted, one of which tested digestibility of nutrients and the other diet performance. In the digestibility trial, 24 crossbred (Landrace X Large White) barrows with an initial weight of 18.7 ± 1.5 kg were used. They were kept in metabolic cages in a randomized block design using the factorial arrangement 2 X 2 (type of corn – dent and […]

With the objective of evaluating levels of available phosphorus (AP) in diets for swine with high genetic potential for meat deposition,sixty female commercial hybrid swine were used, with initial weight of 30 ± 0.618 kg, distributed in a completely randomized experimental design, with five treatments, six replications and two animals per experimental unit. The treatments consisted of a basal diet without phosphorus supplementation and another four diets obtained by supplementing the basal diet with dicalcium phosphate to obtain five available […]

This study investigated the association between IGF-I microsatellite marker in an F2 population (N=459) generated by mating of native boars to Brazilian commercial sows with performance, carcass cut, and meat quality traits. Association analyses were carried out using a statistical model that included genotype, sex, and group as fixed effects and sire as random effect. The IGF-I genotypes were significantly associated with different quantitative traits and these results corroborate with previous QTL analyses obtained for this chromosome region in swine. […]

Two experiments were carried out to determine nutritive value and verify performance of piglets fed diets with by cassava root silage with or without whole soybean. In the first experiment, 15 crossbred barrows with initial BW of 21.90 ± 2.54 kg were allotted to a split plot design, whole plot (animals) and plot (time) with five diets and six repetitions. Four cassava root silages were evaluated: without inoculant (CA), with inoculant (CI), with integral soy (CS), and with integral soy […]

A total of 84 barrows and females from a commercial hybrid (Agroceres × MS60), averaging 15.3 kg, was raised from 15 to 35 kg to evaluate the effect of different dietary levels of metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) formulated according to the ideal protein concept and phytase supplementation on performance and carcass characteristics. The experiment was analyzed as a complete randomized block design, in a factorial arrangement of treatments 3 × 2 + 1, with three ME levels […]

The effect of partial replacement of soybean meal (SM) by hydrolyzed protein of the cellular content of yeast (HPCCY), isolated protein of soy (IPS), hydrolyzed protein of intestinal mucosa membrane of swine (HPIMS) in diets with dried whole milk (DWM) on performance, serum urea and diarrhea incidence of weaned pigs. Fourteen piglets weaned at 21 days old (20 barrows and 20 females), were allotted to a completely randomized experimental block design with five treatments (diets) and 8 replications each. The […]

To evaluate the effects of the dietary supplementation of maltodextrin in partial replacement of lactose and acidifiers on performance, digestibility and economical viability of weanling pigs, 144 Dalland piglets with initial weights of 6.0 ± 0.45 kg were used in trial 1, where more complex diets were used, and 5.8 ± 0.53 kg in trial 2. A completely randomized block design in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement was used for the treatments (absence or presence of maltodextrin ´ absence […]