Levels of digestible phosphorus for growing gilts

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Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of digestible phosphorus levels in diets for growing gilts (30 to 50 kg), which have high potential for lean meat deposition, on the performance and characteristics of waste. Sixty gilts were used, with an initial weight of 29.99 ± 3.37 kg, distributed in a randomized block design with five levels of digestible phosphorus (0.219, 0.299, 0.319, 0.369, and 0.419 %), six replicates, and two animals per experimental unit. Phosphorus levels did not influence (P>0.05) final weight, total weight gain, daily weight gain, daily feed intake, total feed intake, crude protein consumption, digestible lysine consumption, metabolizable energy, and feed conversion. The daily intakes of digestible phosphorus and calcium increased linearly (P<0.01) with increasing levels of phosphorus and calcium in the diet. The dry matter, natural matter, residue coefficient, total solids, and total nitrogen of the manure were not influenced (P>0.05) by the phosphorus level. On the other hand, a linear increase (P<0.01) was observed for volatile solids and total phosphorus in swine manure as the digestible phosphorus level increased. The level of 0.219 % digestible phosphorus, corresponding to an intake of 3.67 g of daily digestible phosphorus, meets the nutritional requirements of phosphorus for growing gilts (30 to 50 kg) and allows for a reduction in phosphorus excretion in waste.
Keywords: manure; minerals; nutrition; nutritional requirements.

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Karina Márcia Ribeiro de Souza Nascimento, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Zootecnista, Mestre e Doutora em Zootecnia

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2026-03-17

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CARVALHO, Kelly Cristina Nunes; KIEFER, Charles; NASCIMENTO, Karina Márcia Ribeiro de Souza; SANTOS, Tânia Mara Baptista dos; CORASSA, Anderson; SANCHES, Danilo de Souza; RODRIGUES, Gabriela Puhl. Levels of digestible phosphorus for growing gilts. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 27, 2026. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/82552. Acesso em: 18 mar. 2026.

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