Effects of feeding Moriguchizuke residue as liquid feed on growth performance, meat quality, water intake frequency, and production costs of fattening pigs
2019
Suzuki, M. | Kawamoto, T. | Kurita, T.
The effects of feeding moriguchizuke (pickled long radish) residue (MoR) as liquid feed on growth, meat quality, frequency of water intake, and production costs of fattening pigs were investigated. A total of 12 crossbred pigs ((Large White × Landrace) × Duroc, six barrows and six gilts) were housed at a density of two pigs (one barrow and one gilt) per pigpen, and three pigpens were assigned to each of the control (no MoR) and MoR diet groups. The pigs were fed each diet when the average weight of the pigs in each group reached approximately 50 kg, and was terminated when the average weights reached 110 kg. Feeding the fattening pigs MoR as liquid feed had no effect on their growth, carcass characteristics, nor meat quality. Similarly, feeding the fattening pigs MoR as liquid feed did not increase their water intake. However, using MoR as liquid feed can reduce production costs of fattening pigs if the cost of MoR is less than 10 yen/kg.
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