 | Abstract 366Feeding pigs in tropics. 1. Effect of plane of feeding and feed particle size on growth.Thomas,-K; Singh,-RA Dep. Livestock Production & Management, Haryana Agricultural Univ., Hissar, India. Kerala-Journal-of-Veterinary-Science. 1985, 15: 2, 51-60; 16 ref. For 170 days 36 Large White pigs initially weighing 11.2 kg and 70 days old were given diets with 100, 90 or 85% of the NRC recommended amounts (National Research Council, Washington, USA, 1968) of digestible energy, and with particle size of feed 2 to 3 mm or less than 1 mm diameter. Feed was based on dried cassava chips, groundnut oilmeal and maize and was given freely for two 1-h periods daily. Different particle size of feed did not affect weight gain or nutrient digestibility. There was a significant reduction in daily weight gain and in digestibilities of DM, organic matter, ether extract, crude carbohydrate and crude protein with decreasing amounts of dietary digestible energy. This abstract relates to the following species:
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