PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF PIGS FED WITH TIFTON HAY (Cynodon dactylon)

Authors

  • Jacinta Diva Ferrugem Gomes FZEA/USP
  • Soraia Marques Putrino FZEA/USP
  • Milena dos Reis Martelli EMSAM
  • Paulo José do Amaral Sobral FZEA/USP
  • Romualdo Shigueo Fukushima FMVZ/USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v9i1.3661

Keywords:

Nutrição de suínos, espesura de toucinho

Abstract

This work aimed to evaluate utilization of fibrous diet based upon grass hay to reduce cost of production and its effects on swine performance and carcass characteristics of 50 crossbred swine during post weaning (26 animals) and growing/finishing phases (24 animals). The animals were fed ad libitum with isoproteic and isoenergetic diets containing either 0 or 8% of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), obtained through the inclusion of 0 or 10% of Tifton hay (Cynodon dacytlon). At the end of both periods, animals were slaughtered and carcass characteristics and yield of cuts evaluated. The diet containing 8% of NDF had no effects on body weight, the weight gain and the feed conversion, the loin eye area and the yield:  hot and chilled carcasses and lean meat, except for the pork leg yield in the post weaning phase. However, this diet favored backfat thickness reduction. It was concluded that the carcass characteristics were not altered, interesting aspect for the slaughter industry.
KEY WORDS: Hay, meat, neutral detergent fiber yield.

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Published

2008-04-03

How to Cite

GOMES, J. D. F.; PUTRINO, S. M.; MARTELLI, M. dos R.; SOBRAL, P. J. do A.; FUKUSHIMA, R. S. PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF PIGS FED WITH TIFTON HAY (Cynodon dactylon). Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 9, n. 1, p. 59–67, 2008. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v9i1.3661. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/3661. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Animal Production

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