Productive performance of piglets fed with different sources of lactose

Authors

  • Jimmy Quisirumbay-Gaibor
  • Luis Delgado, César Oña
  • Alexandra Naranjo
  • Eduardo Aragón

Keywords:

Piglet, feed, lactose, whey, permeate

Abstract

Lactose is important to potentiate the health and growth of piglets before and after weaning. The aim of this
study was to evaluate the effect of three sources of lactose on performance: 24 piglets from 7 days of age were
divided into three groups (n = 8), 2 dietary phases were used: pre-weaning (7-35 days) and weaning (36-56
days). The source of lactose was the variable under study: Crystallized lactose, lacto-whey and permeate. Body
weight (BW), Average Daily Gain (ADG) and Feed Conversion Rate (FCR) were the parameters evaluated. The
results were analyzed by ANADEVA and DUNCAN. Piglets receiving the permeate had a higher final weight
23.98 kg (P> 0.05) and higher ADG 0.42 kg / d (P> 0.05). This experiment determined that any source of lactose
can be included in feed processing for piglets however the inclusion of permeate cheaper production costs.

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Published

2017-02-17

How to Cite

Jimmy Quisirumbay-Gaibor, Luis Delgado, César Oña, Alexandra Naranjo, & Eduardo Aragón. (2017). Productive performance of piglets fed with different sources of lactose. African Journal of Pig Farming, 5(1), 1–3. Retrieved from https://elixirpublishers.in/index.php/ajpf/article/view/695

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Volume 5 2017

Section

Articles