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Effect of Saccharin on Consumption of Starter Rations by Baby Pigs^{1, 2,}

Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames^,5

Abstract

Three experiments involving 186 pigs were conducted to develop palatability testing techniques and to determine if the baby pig had a preference for a starter ration containing saccharin.

The pigs generally preferred a diet containing some level of saccharin compared to no saccharin and this preference was more pronounced when the feed was in the pellet or crumble form than in the meal form.

The best technique appeared to be one in which the baby pig has a minimum number of choices to make, and the rations have relatively wide differences.

¹ Journal Paper No. J-3669 of the Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station. Project 959, Experiments 729, 736 and 757.

² This research was partially supported by grants-in-aid and materials from Monsanto Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey; and, Cudahy Laboratories, Omaha, Nebraska.

³ Present address: Yoder Feeds, Inc., Kalona, Iowa.

⁴ The authors acknowledge Donald Quinn, Research Farm Superintendent and associates for their assistance in conducting the experiments.

⁵ Department of Animal Husbandry.