TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Different Types of Feed Flavors on Feed Intake and Feeding Behaviors in Growing Pigs
AU - Zhang, K.Y. AU - Lv, J.R. AU - Kim, I.H. AU - Lei, Y.
JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL - 11
IS - 17
SP - 3179
EP - 3186
PY - 2012
DA - 2001/08/19
SN - 1680-5593
DO - javaa.2012.3179.3186
UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3179.3186
KW - Feed flavor
KW -feeding behavior
KW -growing pig
KW -sweetener
KW -basal diet
AB - The experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of
different feed flavors on feed intake and intake behavior in growing pigs under
auto feeding system. A total of 30 barrows (Landrace x Yorkshire) of 95 days
old were selected and allocated to 1 of 5 treatments by BW for this 14 days
experiment. There were 6 replicates in each treatment and 1 pig in each replicate.
Diets containing: CON, the basal diet; BF, CON + 400 mg kg-1 banana
flavor; MF, CON + 400 mg kg-1 sow milky flavor; SF, CON + 150 mg
kg-1 sweetener and BMS, CON + 400 mg kg-1 banana flavor
+ 400 mg kg-1 milky flavor + 150 mg kg-1 sweetener. The
ADFI in BF, MF, SF and BMS complex group was enhanced compared to the CON, respectively.
The ADG and feed efficiency was respectively increased (p<0.05) related to
the control treatment. The feed intake speeds and feed intake time of fruit,
milky, sweetener and complex group were increased (p<0.05) than control.
The results indicated that feed flavors affect feed intake behavior by elevating
the feed intake speed and reducing the time of feed intake to enhance the feed
intake of growing pigs and no difference was found between the three flavors.
ER -