The Utilization of Dietary Fiber and Its Effects on The Utilization of Other Dietary Components by Swine

The utilization of dietary fiber and its effects on the utilization of dietary dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), hemicellulose (H) and digestible energy (DE) by growing swine. For weanling pigs, fecal N excretion was increased and N retention was decreased by the addition of either of three commercial cellulose products to a 15% cornstarch-casein diet. Cellulose additions to a 9% CP cornstarch-casein diet had no significant effect on N excretion or retention. Pigs fed the 9% CP diets digested only half as much NDF as pigs fed the 15% CP diets. These results suggest a relationship between the level of dietary CP and the extent of fiber digestion which also influences the fecal N excretion of weanling pigs.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Animal Sciences

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Frank, George Robert

• Agriculture, Animal Culture and Nutrition

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8302860

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70000