Evaluation of marfon [fermented rice hull] feed for growing pigs [study conducted in the Philippines]
1982
Callo, V.N.
A total of forty weanling pigs were distributed at random to five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design to evaluate the feeding value of Marfon (fermented rice hull) for growing pigs. The treatments consisted of a commercial ration (control) and commercial ration with different levels of Marfon (25, 50, 67 and 100 percent). The digestibility of crude protein, crude fiber and nitrogen-free extract decreased with the increasing levels of Marfon in the diets. Ether extract digestibility appeared to be highly variable and the observed trend could be due to chance. The increased Marfon level in the diets depressed performance in all parameters, except for feed intake. The notably low metabolizable energy and digestible protein but considerably high amount of crude fiber of Marfon might explain the poor growth performance of pigs fed Marfon-containing rations. Results of the study would indicate that normal growth can not be expected from growing pigs fed diets containing up to 25 percent Marfon
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