Almond hulls in swine diet reduce body fat
| Autor: | Josep M. Homedes, Eugeni Roura, Nancy L. Keim, Dan L. Brown |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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| Zdroj: | California Agriculture, Vol 47, Iss 3, Pp 27-28 (1993) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |
| DOI: | 10.3733/ca.v047n03p27 |
| Popis: | Nine Duroc and thirteen crossbred (Hampshire x Yorkshire) growingfinishing barrows were fed two different diets: a typical corn/soybean basal diet and a diet consisting 85% of the basal diet plus 15% of almond hulls. Body composition was obtained by measuring total body electrical conductivity before and after the feeding trial. The upshot: Pigs fed the almond hulls ended up with 16% less body fat. The results raise questions: Should almond hulls be used to improve carcass grade-particularly where maximum rates of gain are less important than carcass quality? Also, can almond hulls be useful in gestation diets and for breeding stock? |
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