Abstract:

Nutritional strategies to reduce growth of pigs during emergency situations

Madie R. Wensley, MS; Mike D. Tokach, PhD; Jason C. Woodworth, PhD; Robert D. Goodband, PhD; Joel M. DeRouchey, PhD; Jordan T. Gebhardt, DVM, PhD

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Multiple feeding strategies have been shown to reduce growth in emergency situations. Feeding low protein diets decreased average daily gain (ADG) up to 71% depending on the degree of restriction and resulted in decreased carcass leanness. Feeding excess methionine decreased ADG up to 67%, with limited effects on carcass leanness. Feeding methionine in the diet above 2% may result in body weight loss. Feeding calcium chloride or ammonium chloride decreased ADG up to 98% depending on the dietary electrolyte imbalance imposed and can result in leaner carcasses and potentially poorer meat quality as measured by color, pH, and tenderness.

Keywords: growing-finishing pig, growth rate, nutrition, slow down

RIS citationCite as: Wensley MR, Tokach MD, Woodworth JC, Goodband RD, DeRouchey JM, Gebhardt JT. Nutritional strategies to reduce growth of pigs during emergency situations. J Swine Health Prod 2023;31(4):193-196.

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