Title:

Indirect estimation of the digestible energy in the diets of swine by post-mortem analyses of digesta

Creator:

Miller, S. L. ; Brisbin, I. L., Jr. ; Seerley, R. W.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1987

Description:

In order to develop a method to estimate dietary quality in free-ranging wild and feral swine, a digestibility trail was conducted with domestic pigs fed at two energy levels to determine whether caloric and elemantal analyses of digesta could be used to predict digestible energy. Digesta from the stomachs and rectums of freshly slaughtered pigs were analyzed for gross energy, ash, and 13 elements. Digestible energy was estimated by three methods: (1) in the live animal trial, using the chromic oxide indicator technique (DE); (2) post-mortem, using gross energy in stomach contents and the 13 elements and indicators (DE'); and (3) using elemental rations in stomach contents and feces as independent variables in regression equations.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

diet ; digestible energy ; digesta ; postmortem analysis ; Sus scrofa ; feral swine ; energia strawna ; dieta ; poubojowa analiza żywieniowa ; zawartość żołądka ; dzik ; dzika świnia

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

32

Issue:

29

Start page:

475

End page:

488

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.87-35

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open