Effects of a new sweetener, Stevia, on performance of newly weaned pigs | Zendy

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Effects of a new sweetener, Stevia, on performance of newly weaned pigs

Author(s) -

P. J. Munro,

A. Lirette,

D. M. Anderson,

H. Y. Ju

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

canadian journal of animal science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1918-1825

pISSN - 0008-3984

DOI - 10.4141/a00-001

Subject(s) - stevia , stevia rebaudiana , palatability , sucralose , food science , biology , zoology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology

Two-hundred and nine purebred Yorkshire newly weaned piglets were used to determine the effect of the sweetener Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) at 83.3, 167 or 334 mg kg −1 diet on feed consumption (FC), average daily gain (ADG) and feed to gain ratio (F/G) compared with treatments with 5% sucrose and no sweetener (control; C). The Stevia-containing diets did not appear to have detrimental effects on the FC and F/G ratios of the piglets when compared with C. The results indicated only a limited potential for Stevia as feed additive for piglets. Key words: Sweetener, palatability, Stevia, weaned pigs

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