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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 73, Issue 2 427-432, Copyright © 1995 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effects of reducing particle size of corn in lactation diets on energy and nitrogen metabolism in second-parity sows

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

Thirty-eight second-parity sows were used to determine the effects of particle size of corn in lactation diets on nutrient metabolism. The sows were fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet with the corn ground to targeted average particle diameters of 1,200, 900, 600, and 400 microns. Loss of BW and backfat and litter performance were not influenced by treatment (P > .10). However, as particle size was reduced from 1,200 to 400 microns, apparent digestibilities of DM (linear effect, P < .001) and N (quadratic effect, P < .007) were increased by 7 and 10%, respectively, and fecal excretions of DM and N were decreased (linear effects, P < .001) by 35 and 42%, respectively. Urinary N excretion was not affected by particle size (P > .20), but there was a trend (P < .08) for the greatest apparent biological values at the intermediate particle sizes (i.e., 900 and 600 microns). Thus, with increased apparent digestibility and no increases in urinary loss, N retention was increased by 22% as particle size of corn was reduced from 1,200 to 600 microns (quadratic effect, P < .04). Digestible energy and ME concentrations of the diets were increased as particle size of corn was reduced from 1,200 to 400 microns (linear effects, P < .001), with a ME value of 3,745 kcal/kg for the diet with corn at 400 microns compared with 3,399 kcal/kg for the diet with corn at 1,200 microns.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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