Nutrient digestibility of leucaena meal and sugar cane molasses based-diets in growing-finishing pigs
1997
Ly, J. | Castellanos, M. | Dominguez, P.L. (Swine Research Institute, La Habana (Cuba))
Six crossbred castrated male pigs weighing 55 kg each were randomly allocated to three diets according to a duplicate 3 x 3 Latin Square Design to study digestion indices determined by sun-dried leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala Lam.) meal (LM) of 11 and 22 percent on dry matter basis in diets based on sugar cane molasses grade B and soya bean meal. Ferrous sulphate (0.5 percent) was included in all diets. A significant decrease in energy but not in N digestibility was observed by increasing the level of LM in the diet. There was no treatment effect on crude fibre digestibility. Faecal pH significantly decreased and daily faecal short chain fatty acids and ammonia excretion increased with increasing levels of dietary LM. No adverse effects on nutrient digestibility were observed with LM at 11 percent was included in the diets.
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