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Manure production of first-litter sows fed a high-fibre diet during gestation

Author(s) -

Suzanne Robert,

C. Farmer,

J. Rushen

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/a00-072

Subject(s) - feces , urine , litter , manure , zoology , dry matter , gestation , excretion , chemistry , body weight , biology , agronomy , endocrinology , pregnancy , biochemistry , ecology , genetics

Urine and faeces production, water intake and body condition were investigated in 19 pregnant gilts fed a concentrated (CONC: 2 kg d −1 , 2.2% CF) or high-fibre diet (HF: 3.6 g d −1 20.4% CF). Gilts fed HF drank less (P < 0.05) than CONC, but urine excretion did not differ significantly. More faeces were excreted by HF than CONC (P < 0.001), with similar dry matter contents. Total daily manure production, body weight and backfat thickness were similar among treatments. Key words: Fibre, sow, manure, urine, faeces, gestation

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