Fibre evaluation in feed materials for pigs in Brazil and Vietnam
Abstract
Fibre supplementation in piglets and sow nutrition is of special interest as it is a prerequisite to improve gut health and animal performance. It plays an essential role in feeding strategies targeting the replacement of antimicrobials as growth promotors. Feeding recommendations for fibre require the characterisation of feed materials used for diet formulation regarding quality and quantity of fibre. Current research results indicate that new evaluation parame-ters based on dietary fibre can replace the outdated “crude fibre” evaluation system. This pilot study in cooperation with Brazil and Vietnam aims to sample and to analyse typical feed ma-terials (ingredients) used in pig diets in these countries, with the target to improve feed formu-lations and to support the customers in developing feeding strategies for replacing the use of antimicrobials as growth promotors.
fibre pigs
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Project staff
Martin Gierus
Univ.Prof. Dr.agr. Martin Gierus
martin.gierus@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-97601, 97602, 97603
BOKU Project Leader
02.09.2019 - 31.05.2021
Anne Kathrin Schiborra
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Anne Kathrin Schiborra
anne.schiborra@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.11.2019 - 31.05.2021