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<p>During 30 days, the effects of millet grain regimen on performance indicators and blood metabolites in growing pigs were studied. A total of 40 Topigs pigs with similar age (81±3d) and weight (13.58±0.36 kg) were divided into two groups: control (C), based on the corn-triticale (25%)-soybean meal and experimental (M, where the millet replaces triticale). The production parameters and plasma samples were evaluated at the end of the experiment. Spotchem EZ SP-4430 analyzer from Arkray-Japan was used to assess the blood lipid, protein, enzyme, and mineral profiles. We noticed that the M diet maintains appropriate performance (33.22 <italic>vs.</italic> 31.30 final BW; 0.646 <italic>vs.</italic> 0.608 average daily gain; 1.39 <italic>vs.</italic> 1.29 average daily feed intake and, respectively 0.46 <italic>vs.</italic> 0.47 Gain: Feed ratio) and plasma metabolic profile with the C diet (P>0.05). In conclusion, the 25% millet added to the growing pigs' diet did not affect the performance indicators or body health.</p>
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During 30 days, the effects of millet grain regimen on performance indicators and blood metabolites in growing pigs were studied. A total of 40 Topigs pigs with similar age (81±3d) and weight (13.58±0.36 kg) were divided into two groups: control (C), based on the corn-triticale (25%)-soybean meal and experimental (M, where the millet replaces triticale). The production parameters and plasma samples were evaluated at the end of the experiment. Spotchem EZ SP-4430 analyzer from Arkray-Japan was used to assess the blood lipid, protein, enzyme, and mineral profiles. We noticed that the M diet maintains appropriate performance (33.22 vs. 31.30 final BW; 0.646 vs. 0.608 average daily gain; 1.39 vs. 1.29 average daily feed intake and, respectively 0.46 vs. 0.47 Gain: Feed ratio) and plasma metabolic profile with the C diet (P>0.05). In conclusion, the 25% millet added to the growing pigs' diet did not affect the performance indicators or body health.

Performance and Blood Metabolites of Growing Pigs Fed <italic>Paniculum Miliaceum</italic> Diet

National Research and Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition

Archiva Zootechnica

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Performance and Blood Metabolites of Growing Pigs Fed  Diet

During 30 days, the effects of millet grain regimen on performance indicators and blood metabolites in growing pigs were studied. A total of 40 Topigs pigs...

Performance and Blood Metabolites of Growing Pigs Fed Paniculum Miliaceum Diet

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 122 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/azibna-2021-0018

Keywords
growing pigs, millet grain, performance, plasma, health status

© 2021 Ioannis Chrysikos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Performance and Blood Metabolites of Growing Pigs Fed Paniculum Miliaceum Diet

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 122 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/azibna-2021-0018

Keywordsgrowing pigs, millet grain, performance, plasma, health status

© 2021 Ioannis Chrysikos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
growing pigs, millet grain, performance, plasma, health status