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Effect of High-Protein oats in Diets for Young Weaned Pits¹

South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007

Abstract

Three trials were conducted to study the effect of various levels of a high-protein oat (Spear) on performance of weaned pigs (8.5 kg body weight). Oats were added at 10% increments and all diets were equalized in lysine content. Average daily gain decreased and feed per gain increased linearly (P<.05) as the level of high-protein oats increased. However, the reductions in gain and feed efficiency occurred only when diets contained 30% or more oats. A fourth trial was conducted using pelleted diets. There was no significant difference in rate of gain of pigs fed pelleted diets containing 0, 30, 40, 50 or 60% high-protein oats. Feed to gain ratio increased at the 60% oats level. Average apparent digestibility of dry matter, crude fiber, ash and nitrogen-free extract decreased and crude protein increased linearly (P<.005) with increasing levels of high-protein oats. The data indicate high-protein oats can be included in starter diets at levels up to 30 and 50% in meal and pelleted diets, respectively.

¹ Published with the approval of the Director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station as Publication No. 1595 of the Journal Series.

² Department of Animal Science.