Inclusion of coconut meal in diets for growing pigs with or without enzimatic supplementation

Authors

  • Leonardo Augusto Fonseca Pascoal Unesp
  • Edma Carvalho de Miranda UFAL
  • Maria Isabel Acioli Lamenha CESMAC
  • Pedro Henrique Watanabe Unesp
  • Carolina Carvalho de Miranda Unesp
  • Ludmila da Paz Gomes da Silva UFPB
  • Daniel de Magalhaes Araújo Unesp

Abstract

To evaluate the productive and economic viability of coconut meal (FC) and enzymatic complex (E) inclusion in diets for growing pigs, it were used 20 homogenous barrows with average weight of 31.15 ± 5.59kg. The animals were distributed in a randomized block design with four treatments, and five replicates each, with an animal as experimental unit. The experimental treatments were: 0%FC – control diet, a corn-soy diet; 20%FC- control diet added of 20% of coconut meal (FC); 20%FC+0,05E – control diet added of 20% of coconut meal, plus 0,05% of enzymatic complex, and 20%FC+0,10E – control diet added of 20% of coconut meal, plus 0,10% of enzymatic complex. Experimental diets had the same level of nutrients. At the end of experimental period, blood samples were taken from each animal. Results demonstrated that coconut meal and enzymatic complex inclusion did not affect the performance and serum parameters of animals, except HDL fraction of cholesterol. In conclusion, the addition of 20% of coconut meal, added or not by enzymatic complex, did not affect the performance of the animals, but the inclusion of 20% of coconut meal without enzymatic complex resulted in economical efficiency.

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Author Biographies

Leonardo Augusto Fonseca Pascoal, Unesp

Prof. Dr. da Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Departamento de Agropecuária, Nutrição de monogástricos.

Edma Carvalho de Miranda, UFAL

Profa Dr. do departamento de Quimica e Bioquimica da Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Maria Isabel Acioli Lamenha, CESMAC

Zootecnista, Profa do Curso de Medicina Veterinária do CESMAC

Pedro Henrique Watanabe, Unesp

Prof. Dr. da Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciências Humanas, Sociais e Agrárias, Departamento de Agropecuária, Produção Animal.

Carolina Carvalho de Miranda, Unesp

Medica veterinária, Mestranda em Medicina veterinaria -Unesp -Botucatu

Ludmila da Paz Gomes da Silva, UFPB

Zootecnista, Profa Dra do departamento de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciências Agrárias. Produção e Nutrição Animal

Daniel de Magalhaes Araújo, Unesp

Zootecnista, Dr. em Zootecnia.

Published

2010-03-08

Issue

Section

Animal Nutrition