The effect of Eucommia ulmoides leaf supplementation on the growth performance, blood and meat quality parameters in growing and finishing pigs

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of Eucommia ulmoides leaf (EUL) supplementation on the growth performance, blood and meat quality parameters in growing and finishing pigs. Ninety gilts (L × LW × D, 20 kg initialBW) were housed 10 per pen in a front‐open building w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Animal science journal 2009-02, Vol.80 (1), p.41-45
Hauptverfasser: Lee, S.D.(National Inst. of Animal Science, Cheonan (Korea R.)), Kim, H.Y, Song, Y.M, Jung, H.J, Ji, S.Y, Jang, H.D, Ryu, J.W, Park, J.C, Moon, H.K, Kim, I.C
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of Eucommia ulmoides leaf (EUL) supplementation on the growth performance, blood and meat quality parameters in growing and finishing pigs. Ninety gilts (L × LW × D, 20 kg initialBW) were housed 10 per pen in a front‐open building with three replicate pens per treatment. Experimental treatment was started from the beginning of the growing stage (20 ± 3 kg) by supplementing EUL at 0(C), 3(T1) and 5% (T2) to the growing and finishing diet. Pigs were slaughtered by electrical stunning at 105 ± 3 kg live weight. Average daily feed intake (ADFI, kg/day) decreased (P 
ISSN:1344-3941
1740-0929
DOI:10.1111/j.1740-0929.2008.00593.x