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The impact of daily multiphase feeding on animal performance, body composition, nitrogen and phosphorus excretions, and feed costs in growing–finishing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2014

C. Pomar ,
J. Pomar ,
F. Dubeau ,
E. Joannopoulos  and
J.-P. Dussault
C. Pomar*
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2000 College Street, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1M 1Z3
J. Pomar
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Lleida, Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
F. Dubeau
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1K 2R1
E. Joannopoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1K 2R1
J.-P. Dussault
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1K 2R1
*
†E-mail: Candido.Pomar@agr.gc.ca
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Abstract

The effect of feeding pigs in a three-phase feeding (3PF) system or a daily-phase feeding (DPF) system on growth performance, body composition, and N and P excretions was studied on 8 pens of 10 pigs each. Feeds for the 3PF and DPF treatments were obtained by mixing two feeds, one with a high nutrient concentration and the other with a low nutrient concentration. The DPF pigs tended (P=0.08) to consume more feed (+3.7%) than the 3PF pigs, but only during the first feeding phase. The DPF pigs consumed 7.3% less protein (P<0.01) but a similar amount of total P. For the whole growing period, the DPF pigs tended (P=0.08) to gain more weight (+2.4%) than the 3PF pigs, mainly because of faster growth (P=0.02) during the first feeding period. At the end of the experiment, total body protein mass was similar in the two treatment groups, but the DPF pigs had 8% more body lipids (P=0.04) than the 3PF pigs. Daily multiphase feeding reduced N excretion by 12% (P<0.01) but did not significantly reduce P excretion. In addition, feed costs, nutrient intake and nutrient excretion under the two feeding strategies were simulated and compared after different approaches were used to formulate complete feeds for each phase of the 3PF system, as well as the two feeds used in the DPF program. Simulated feed intake and growth was similar to those observed in the animal experiment. In comparison with the simulated 3PF system, the feed cost for the DPF pigs was reduced by 1.0%, the simulated N and P intakes were reduced by 7.3% and 4.4%, respectively, and the expected N and P excretions were reduced by 12.6% and 6.6%, respectively. The concomitant adjustment of the dietary concentration of nutrients to match the evaluated requirements of pig populations can be an efficient approach to significantly reduce feeding costs and N and P excretions in pig production systems.

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multiphase feedingnitrogenexcretionfeeding costpig
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animal , Volume 8 , Issue 5 , May 2014 , pp. 704 - 713
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© The Animal Consortium and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Canada 2014 

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