Original scientific paper
INFLUENCE OF TYPES AND FORMS OF FOOD ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCES OF FATTENING PIGS
Jakov Jurčević
; Belje d.d., Industrijska zona 1, Mece 31326 Darda, Hrvatska
Velimir Sili
; Belje d.d., Industrijska zona 1, Mece 31326 Darda, Hrvatska
Laura Vargović
; Belje d.d., Industrijska zona 1, Mece 31326 Darda, Hrvatska
Damir Rimac
; Belje d.d., Industrijska zona 1, Mece 31326 Darda, Hrvatska
Matej Galić
; Belje d.d., Industrijska zona 1, Mece 31326 Darda, Hrvatska
Abstract
The research was carried out on the farm Kozarac on 120 PIC fattening pigs genotype C-23 x P – 337, divided into 4 groups, 30 pigs in each, equalized by sex and by age. Group 1 was fed meal ST-1, group 2 was fed pellets ST-1, group 3 was fed meal ST-1 and ST-2, group 4 was fed ST-1 and ST-2 pellets. Control weight was done every twenty-first day, and after 84 days of fattening and approximately 105 kg live weight the pigs were sent to the slaughterhouse. There was no statistically
significant difference in average daily gain among all groups of pigs. Analyzing average food consumption statistically significant differences between groups were found. Using the Tukey test, the biggest difference was found in group 1 compared with group 4 (p< 0.001), while significant difference was found between groups 1 and 2 (p<0.05), and group 3 and 4 (p<0.05). Pigs on pellets had statistically the lowest daily feed consumption in relation to those on meal. There was no statistically significant difference in the slaughterhouse in fat thickness (mm), muscle thickness (mm) and percentage of lean meat.
Keywords
meal and pellet feed ST-1 and ST-2; fattening period; production performance
Hrčak ID:
109805
URI
Publication date:
14.10.2013.
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