Effect of raw and extruded propionic acid-treated field beans on energy and crude protein digestibility (In-vitro and in-vivo), growth and carcass quality in grow-finisher pigs

Alberto Torres-Pitarch, Anna M. Perez-Vendrell, Edgar G. Manzanilla, Gillian E. Gardiner, Tomas Ryan, John V.O. Doherty, David Torrallardona, Peadar G. Lawlor

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Abstract

The invitro ileal digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), and crude protein (CP) of field beans treated with propionic acid (trFB) and extruded trFB (exFB) was determined in experiment 1. The DE and dCP values of trFB and exFB were determined using the difference method in experiment 2. The effect of replacing SBM with trFB and exFB in grow-finisher diets on growth, carcass quality, apparent ileal digestibility (AiD), and total tract digestibility (ATTD) of DM, OM, gross energy (GE), and CP were investigated in experiment 3. In exp. 1, in-vitro digestibility of exFB compared to trFB was unchanged for DM (p = 0.12), increased for OM (p < 0.05), and increased for CP (p < 0.05). In exp. 2, the DE value of trFB and exFB was 14.38 and 15.75 MJ/kg respectively; and the dCP value was 21.35% and 21.42% respectively (on DM basis). In exp. 3, ADFI was higher for pigs fed trFB and exFB compared to the control diet (CON; p < 0.05), while ADG, FCR and carcass quality parameters of pigs did not differ among treatments (p > 0.05).

Original languageEnglish
Article number3080
JournalAnimals
Volume11
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2021

Keywords

  • Digestibility
  • Extrusion
  • Field beans
  • Pigs

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