The effects of betaine hydrochloride on growth rate and carcass quality of finishing 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

Severino S. Capitan

Abstract

A grower to slaughter weight feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplementing diet with different levels of betaine hydrochloride on the performance of pigs. A total of 12 grower pigs of Landrace were used in the study. Four treatments (Control, 0.100%, 0.125%, and 0.150% added betaine) and three replicates per treatment were randomly assigned to 12 individual pens following a completely randomized design (CRD). All experimental animals were fed with commercial ration. The results for average daily feed intake, body weight gain, average daily gain and feed conversion efficiency of pigs fed with different levels of betaine hydrochloride and without betaine supplementation did not differ significantly. The same results were found on loin eye area and backfat thickness of the experimental animals. The parameters being measured were not solely controlled by nutrition or feed additives. Prior to feeding trial, several factors should be considered in order to obtain the desired results of supplementing feed additives like betaine hydrochloride. Genetics, age, sex, health condition and favorable environment were some of the contributing factors that could improve growth performance and carcass quality of pigs.

Language

English

Call Number

LG 993.5 2014 A3 /R43

Notes

status: in process

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Document Type

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