Effect of diet complexity and specialty protein source on nursery pig performance

An abstract of a study by Jones et al on the effect of diet complexity and specialty protein source on nursery pig performance is presented. Seven hundred twenty nursery pigs with 10 pigs/pen and 12 replications/treatment were used in a 42-d growth study evaluating diet type and protein source on growth performance. Results show that the three specialty protein sources used resulted in similar growth. The complex diet had small positive benefits on growth during the first 21d; however, the benefits were not evident at the end of the common diet period.