Effects of soybean pulp (Glycine max) on the growth performance of weanling pigs

Date

4-2014

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Animal Science

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Jay Ronel V. Conejos

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the effects of soybean pulp on the average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and feed conversion ratio of pre-starter and starter pigs. A total of 12 Large White weanling pigs with initial body weights of 4.6-10.2 kg were randomly distributed to three treatments: (1) control diet (pre-starter and starter), (2) 2.5% and 5% soybean pulp in the pre-starter and starter diet, respectively, and (3) 5% and 10% soybean pulp in the pre-starter and starter diet, respectively, following randomized complete block design (RCBD) with initial weights as blocking factor. The weanling pigs were fed with pre-starter diet for 15 days and starter diet for 30 days. Results showed that there were no significant differences (P>0.05) in the average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and feed conversion efficiency among the treatments. Hence, soybean pulp can be an alternative protein feed for weanling pigs with no significant (P>0.05) adverse effects on the growth performance of pre-starter and starter pigs.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2014 A3 /G47

Document Type

Thesis

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