The Nutritive Value of Lucerne Leaf Meal for Pigs Based on Digestibility and Nitrogen Utilization
Titel:
The Nutritive Value of Lucerne Leaf Meal for Pigs Based on Digestibility and Nitrogen Utilization
Auteur:
Lindberg, Jan Erik Cortova, Zuzana Thomke, Sigvard
Verschenen in:
Acta agriculturae Scandinavica. Section A, Animal science
Paginering:
Jaargang 45 (1995) nr. 4 pagina's 245-251
Jaar:
1995-11-01
Inhoud:
Digestibility, energy metabolism and nitrogen utilization of a barley-based diet with increasing inclusion of lucerne leaf meal (LLM; 0, 5, 10 and 20%) were studied in a change-over experiment with growing pigs. In addition, digestibility and nitrogen utilization of the diets were evaluated with rats. The apparent digestibility of fibre increased with LLM inclusion, whereas the digestibility of organic matter, crude protein, fat and energy all decreased significantly. There was a significant reduction in the dietary content of digestible and metabolizable energy with increasing inclusion of LLM in the diet. Nitrogen retention and utilization were significantly increased with an increasing inclusion of LLM.