NM 04. Addition effects of sweet potato foliage on production and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs

• D. Gonzalez ^[1] ; Carlos Gonzalez-Araujo ^[1] ; I. Diaz ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Central de Venezuela

     Universidad Central de Venezuela

     Venezuela

     
• Localización: Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal, ISSN 1022-1301, ISSN-e 1022-1301, Vol. 5, Nº. 3, 1997 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Proceedings XV ALPA meeting 1)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In order to determine the effect of addition of dehydrated sweet potato foliage on the production and carcass characteristics, 50 hybrid pigs initially averaging 50 kg were distributed among treatment designs in randomized blocks with five replication and five treatments: Basic diet (BD), diet with the addition of 15 % dehydrated foliage (F), diet with the additions of 30 % F, diet with the additions of 45 % F and diet with the additions of 60 % F. The intake was similar (P>.05) in pigs on the BD; those on the 15 % F and 30 % F, lowered (P