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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 73, Issue 2 414-420, Copyright © 1995 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effects of dietary buffers on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and stomach morphology in finishing pigs

K. J. Wondra, J. D. Hancock, K. C. Behnke and R. H. Hines
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-0201, USA.

The effects of supplemental alkaline salts on growth performance, blood chemistry, and stomach morphology were determined in two experiments using 248 finishing pigs fed finely ground diets. In Exp. 1, 128 pigs (56 kg average initial BW) were fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet (488-microns mean particle size) for 66 d. Treatments were control and 1, 2, or 3% added NaHCO3 in a randomized complete block design. Average daily gain (linear effect, P < .005), dressing percentage (linear effect, P < .04), and plasma urea N concentration (linear effect, P < .004) decreased as the concentration of NaHCO3 in the diet was increased, but primarily at the 2 and 3% additions. Feed intake, gain/feed, backfat thickness, stomach ulceration score, blood gases (pCO2 and HCO3), and plasma Na and K were not affected by treatment (P > .11). In Exp. 2, 120 pigs (55 kg average initial BW) were fed a pelleted wheat-soybean meal-based diet (355-microns mean particle size) during a 64-d growth assay. Treatments were 1) control, 2) 1% NaHCO3, and 3) 1% KHCO3. Average daily gain, ADFI, gain/feed, backfat thickness, stomach keratinization score, blood pCO2, plasma urea N, and digestibilities of DM and N were not affected by treatment (P < .15). However, addition of NaHCO3 and KHCO3 tended to decrease (P < .10) the incidence of ulcers and increased (P < .05) the concentration of blood HCO3- and digestibility of GE. These data indicate that 1% addition of either NaHCO3 or KHCO3 may help to reduce the severity of gastric ulcers in finishing pigs without adversely affecting growth performance or nutrient digestibility.


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