Skip to main content

Table 1 Impact of fiber source, particle size and enzyme treatment on dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) in post-weaned and growing pigs 1

From: Fiber effects in nutrition and gut health in pigs

Items

Post-weaned pigs

Growing pigs

DMI

ADG

FCR

DMI

ADG

FCR

Fiber source

      

Cassava root meal

559

422a

1.33a

1289

597a

2.16a

Sweet potato vines

550

385b

1.44b

1271

540b

2.36b

Particle size

      

Small (1 mm)

556

416a

1.34

1273

572

2.24

Large (3 mm)

553

391b

1.42

1286

565

2.29

Enzyme addition#

      

-

554

387b

1.44b

1265

557

2.28

+

555

420a

1.33a

1295

580

2.24

SEM

28

12

0.07

41

17

0.08

  1. 1Data from Ngoc et al. [26]. Different letters within column indicates significant differences between treatments. SEM = standard error of the mean.
  2. #Multi-enzyme mixture (α-amylase, β-glucanase, cellulase and protease).
Back to article page