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Ratios of Dried Skimmilk and Dried Whey for Pig Starter Rations¹

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station³, Lincoln

Abstract

Sixty Landrace x Yorkshire crossbred pigs were used to evaluate ratios of dried skimmilk and dried whey for pig starter rations. In addition, the effect of starter treatment upon the subsequent performance of the pigs was studied. The greatest gain and feed efficiency was made by the pigs fed a ration containing 30% dried skimmilk and 10% dried whey during the starter period. Gains and feed efficiency decreased when the dried whey level was increased above 10%.

Pigs fed starter rations containing dried whey made greater gains during the subsequent period than those fed a 40% dried skimmilk starter ration. There was no significant difference in the amount of feed required per pound of gain by the pigs during the subsequent feeding period.

¹ Published with the approval of the Director as Paper No.1028, Journal Series, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station.

² Present address: North Platte Experiment Station, North Platte, Nebraska.

³ Department of Animal Husbandry. Acknowledgment is made to F. Krieger for his assistance in caring for the experimental animals and to Midwest Dried Milk Company, Dundee, Illinois for the dried whey used in this experiment.