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Energy and nutrient digestibility in a hulless low-phytate phosphorus barley fed to finishing pigs

A hulless low-phytate barley sample fed to finishing pigs had higher digestible phosphorus, energy and AA contents than regular hulled barley, indicating that use of hulless low-phytate barley in swine diets may have ecological benefit.
24 November 2010
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Six-ileal cannulated finishing barrows were used to determine energy and nutrient digestibility in a sample of a hulless low-phytate (LP) barley cultivar. A sample of regular hulled (RH) barley was also included for comparison. Two diets containing 96.5% of either LP or RH barley, 2.5% trace minerals and vitamins and 1% indigestible marker (Celite) were fed in a two-period change-over design. Each experimental period lasted 9 d; a 5-d acclimatization period followed by 2 d of fecal and 2 d of ileal digesta collection. Standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of amino acids (AA) was calculated using published values for ileal endogenous AA losses from our laboratory.

Total phosphorus (as is) was similar in LP and RH; however, LP had lower phytate phosphorus (0.6 vs. 2.3, g kg-1) than RH. Apparent digestibility of phosphorus was higher (P < 0.01) for LP barley than RH at both ileal (45 vs. 24%) and faecal (55 vs. 32%) levels. Compared with RH, LP had higher (P < 0.05) DE and SID contents of all indispensable AA except Phe.

In summary, a hulless low-phytate barley sample fed to finishing pigs had higher digestible phosphorus, energy and AA contents than regular hulled barley, indicating that use of hulless low-phytate barley in swine diets may have ecological benefit.

D.V. Ige, E. Kiarie, O.O. Akinremi, B. Rossnagel, D. Flatten, and C.M. Nyachoti. Energy and nutrient digestibility in a hulless low-phytate phosphorus barley fed to finishing pigs. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2010. Vol. 90 (3): 393-399.

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