HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Wahlstrom, R. C. Articles by Libal, G. W. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Wahlstrom, R. C. Articles by Libal, G. W.

Effects of low Lactose whey, Skim Milk and Sugar on Diet Palatability and Performance of Early Weaned Pigs^{1, 2,}

South Dakota State University, Brookings 57006

Abstract

A total of 384 crossbred pigs weaned at 3 to 4 weeks of age and averaging 5.8 to 7.9 kg in separate experiments were employed in three 5-week experiments to study the effect on performance of including low lactose whey, dried skim milk and sugar in pig starter diets. In addition, pigs were fed these diets free-choice or single-stimulus (alternating diets at 4-hr. intervals) to determine diet palatability.

There were no significant differences in rate or efficiency of gain of pigs fed a corn-oat meal-soybean meal diet or diets containing 10% milk products either with or without 5% sugar. The high salt content of low lactose whey did not affect performance of pigs although inclusion of 0.5% salt caused a marked reduction in consumption of this diet during the second week when fed on a free-choice basis. Sugar increased the preference of whey diets when fed free-choice but had only a slight effect when pigs were fed the single-stimulus method. A more consistent pattern of diet preference was obtained when pigs were fed the singlestimulus method compared to free-choice feeding. The coefficient of variation was reduced from 94.9% for the free-choice method to 51.9% for the single-stimulus method.

¹ Published with the approval of the Director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station as Pub. No. 1243 of the Journal Series.

² Department of Animal Science.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				L. J. Johnston, J. E. Pettigrew, S. K. Baidoo, G. C. Shurson, and R. D. Walker Efficacy of sucrose and milk chocolate product or dried porcine solubles to increase feed intake and improve performance of lactating sows J Anim Sci, October 1, 2003; 81(10): 2475 - 2481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]