Open AccessPERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF FINISHING PIGS FED RAW OR EXTRUDED FULL-FAT SOYA BEANS RATIONS IN HUMID LOWLAND TROPICS
Author(s) -
H. A. Fashina-Bombata,
O. O. Tewe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v22i1.2032
Subject(s) - crossbreed , soya bean , biology , food science , zoology , tropics , fishery
Sixteen Landracex Large White crossbred pigs averaging 56 kg body weight were used in a study to uvestigate the effects of feeding raw full-fat soyu bean (RSB) rations on the performance of pigs in humid lowland tropics. Raw full-lat soya bean was used to replace extruded full-fat soyabean at 33, 67 and 100% in finishing swine diets having 16% C.P. and 2800 kcal/kgME and fed ad lib. ADG was reduced by the addition of RSB to the diets (P>0.05). However, FE was improved (P>0.05) when 67 over (P>0.05) when 67 and 100% RSB were added to the diets. RSB significantly (P<0.05) affected backfat deposition and percent lean cut of the carcass. Other carcass traits were not affected.