THE METABOLIC FECAL NITROGEN EXCRETION OF THE PIG AS INFLUENCED BY THE AMOUNT OF FIBRE IN THE RATION AND BY BODY WEIGHT

1957 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Whiting ◽  
L. M. Bezeau

Nitrogen balance experiments were carried out with growing Yorkshire barrows to determine the influence of level of fibre (5, 10, and 15 per cent wood cellulose) in the ration, and weight of pig (15, 30, 45, and 60 kg.) on the metabolic fecal nitrogen (M.F.N.) excretion. Semi-synthetic rations containing 0.3, 5.4, 9.4, 14.0, 18.0, and 22.0 per cent protein were fed. The source of the protein was a mixture of wheat, skimmilk powder, and fishmeal. M.F.N. by direct determination on the protein-low ration (0.3 per cent protein) was compared with M.F.N. determined by extrapolation to zero protein from the other rations.An increase in the level of fibre in the ration significantly (p < 0.01) increased the M.F.N. excretion and decreased the apparent and true digestibility of the protein but had no effect on the biological value (B.V.) of the protein. As the pigs increased in weight from 15 to 50 kg., the M.F.N. excretion, per 100 gm. dry matter (D.M.) consumed, decreased in proportion to the 0.3 power of body weight, the apparent digestibility of the protein increased, and the B.V. of the protein decreased. M.F.N, per 100 gm. D.M. consumed, apparent digestibility, and B.V. of the protein did not change significantly between body weights of 50 and 65 kg.There was no significant difference between M.F.N. determined by extrapolation to zero N intake and M.F.N. determined directly by feeding a protein-low (0.3 per cent protein) ration, when the rations contained the same percentage of cellulose. The M.F.N. (gm. per 100 gm. D.M. intake) for pigs weighing an average 37 kg. was 0.10, 0.13 and 0.14 for rations containing 5, 10, and 15 per cent cellulose, respectively.Since weight of pig and the level of fibre in the ration significantly influenced the M.F.N. excretion, the latter should be determined, either directly or by extrapolation, using rations of the same fibre content and pigs of the same body weight as are used in determining the true digestibility and B.V. of proteins.

1957 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Cunningham ◽  
G. J. Brisson

Daily observations were made on the fecal and urinary nitrogen excretions of four calves fed nitrogen-free diets during the second and fifth weeks after birth. The endogenous urinary nitrogen excretion was equivalent to 65.3 mg. per kg. of body weight (W) per day or 186 mg. per kg. W0.72. The metabolic fecal nitrogen excretion averaged 44.0 mg. per kg. of body weight per day or 0.334 per cent of the dry matter intake.


Author(s):  
Agustinah Setyaningrum ◽  
Pambudi Yuwono ◽  
Imbang Haryoko ◽  
Billy Trisdianto

Abstract The aims of this study were to examine the slaughter weight, the percentage of apparent carcasses and the conformation index of carcasses of local sheep fed indigofera sp. as a substitute for commercial concentrates with different levels. The research method was an experiment with a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The experiment was in vivo in 18 sheep fed different level of indigofera sp, P0 treatment being a basal ration as a control consisting of concentrate (K) and elephant grass (RG) with a ratio of 80: 20%. P1 was 40% K: 40% indigofera: 20% RG, and P2 was 30% K: 50% indigofera: 20% RG. Each treament was repeated 6 times.  Sheep were offered feed 4% of body weight on dry matter basis. slaughter weight data were analyzed using Ancova, SPSS program version 16 with initial body weight as covariate. Apparent carcass percentage data and carcass conformation index were analyzed with anava. The results of covariance analysis showed no significant difference (P > 0.05) amongst treatments. The average initial body weights of P0, P1 and P2 were 9.58 ± 1.68, 10.58 ± 3.09 and 9.28 ± 1.91 kg, respectively. after receiving treatment for 70 days the slaughter weights for P0, P1 and P2 were 15.57 ± 3.64, 13.58 ± 2.76, 12.58 ± 1.65 kg, respectively. The average consumption of dry matter for P0, P1 and P2 were 400.19 g / head / day, 401.20 g / head / day and 398.59 g / head / day, repectively.  The average percentage of apparent carcasses for P0: 40.61 ± 2.43%; P1: 34.33 ± 0.63% and P2: 34.03 ± 4.61%. Average carcass conformation index for P0: 0.47 ± 0.04; P1: 0.43 ± 0.01 and P2: 0.43 ± 0.01.  Indigofera sp had no significant effect (P> 0.05) on the percentage of apparent carcass and carcass conformation index.  In Conclusion, indigofera sp. does not decrease local sheep productivity and can be used to replace concentrates as a source of protein. Keywords: Apparent carcass percentage; Index of carcass conformation; Indigofera sp.; Local sheep; Slaughter weight.   Abstrak Penelitian bertujuan mengkaji bobot potong, persentase karkas semu dan index konformasi karkas domba lokal yang diberi Indigofera sp. sebagai pengganti konsentrat komersial dengan level yang berbeda. Metode penelitian adalah eksperimental. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL). Penelitian berlangsung secara in vivo pada domba sebanyak 18 ekor, dengan perlakuan P0 adalah ransum basal sebagai kontrol yang terdiri dari konsentrat (K) dan rumput gajah (RG) dengan perbandingan 80%: 20%. P1 adalah 40% K: 40% indigofera: 20% RG, dan P2 adalah 30%K: 50% indigofera: 20%RG. Masing2 perlakuan diulang 6 kali. Pemberian pakan sebesar 4% bobot badan berdasarkan bahan kering.  Data bobot potong dianalisis dengan Ancova, program SPSS versi 16 dengan bobot badan awal sebagai covariat. Data persentase karkas semu dan index konformasi karkas dianalisis dengan anava. Hasil analisis covariansi menunjukkan tidak berbeda nyata (P>0,05) antar perlakuan. Rataan bobot badan awal P0, P1 dan P2 masing-masing adalah 9,58±1,68, 10,58±3,09 dan 9,28±1,91 kg, setelah mendapatkan perlakuan selama 70 hari bobot potong untuk P0, P1 dan P2 berturut-turut 15,57±3,64, 13,58±2,76 dan 12,58±1,65 kg. Rataan konsumsi bahan kering P0, P1 dan P2 berturut-turut adalah: 400,19g/ek/hr, 401,20g/ek/hr dan 398,59g/ek/hr Rataan persentase karkas semu pada P0: 40,61±2,43%, P1: 34,33±0,63% dan P2: 34,03±4,61%. Rataan index konformasi karkas untuk P0: 0,47±0,04, P1: 0,43±0,01 dan P2: 0,43±0,01. Pemberian Indigofera sp tidak berpengaruh nyata (P>0,05) terhadap persentase karkas semu maupun index konformasi karkas. Kesimpulan Indigofera sp. tidak menurunkan produktivitas ternak domba lokal, dan dapat digunakan untuk menggantikan konsentrat sebagai bahan sumber protein. Kata kunci:  Bobot potong; Domba lokal; Index konformasi karkas; Indigofera sp.; Persentase karkas semu


1957 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Whiting ◽  
L. M. Bezeau

Nitrogen balance studies were carried out on growing pigs (15 to 60 kg. body weight) using protein-low rations (approximately 0.3 per cent) to study the influence of body weight and type of fibre in the ration upon metabolic fecal and endogenous urinary nitrogen (N). The types and amounts of fibre used were: pure wood cellulose (Solka-Floc), 7 and 14 per cent of the ration; methocel, 7 and 14 per cent of the ration; and oat hulls, 14 and 28 per cent of the ration.Type and amount of fibre significantly affected the metabolic fecal N excretion of the pig, whether expressed on the basis of dry matter (D.M.) intake or fecal D.M. output. Wood cellulose (Solka-Floc) caused the greatest, and methocel the least, fecal N excretion per unit of D.M. intake. Oat hulls were intermediate.Fecal N excretion varied inversely with the 0.3 power of body weight between the body weights of approximately 15 and 60 kg.Endogenous urinary N in one experiment varied with approximately the 1.0 power of body weight, and in a second experiment with the 0.2 power of body weight. It was not possible in these experiments to determine the factors that influenced endogenous urinary N excretion.


1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Z. Adamczewski ◽  
P. F. Flood ◽  
R. K. Chaplin ◽  
J. A. Schaefer

We studied changes in body weight, intake, retention time and apparent digestibility of a supplemented brome-alfalfa hay by mature muskoxen held near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan during two seasonal cycles. Body weights and voluntary intake were monitored during 16 trials from late March 1990 to December 1991, in four annually breeding females and in three hysterectomized females. Retention time of the hay and apparent digestibility of the diet were estimated in winter and summer 1991 from fecal excretion of chromium (Cr) after a pulse dose of Cr-mordanted hay, and from forage/fecal concentrations of chromic oxide, respectively, in six non-breeding muskoxen. Mean (±SE) body weights of breeding females were greatest in February and March (248 ± 5 kg) and lowest following calving in late May or early June (216 ± 6 kg), while mean weight of hysterectomized females declined little from a peak of 228 ± 21 kg in February-March to a low of 213 ± 21 kg in July. Mean dry matter intake of breeding females was highest in July and August (62 ± 3.6 g d−1 kg−0.75) then declined slowly to its lowest point in March and April (41 ± 0.7 g d−1 kg−0.75). Dry matter intake of hysterectomized cows was less clearly seasonal but averaged 42 ± 1.7 g d−1 kg−0.75 in late winter and 50 ± 4.9 g d−1 kg−0.75 in mid-summer. Mean retention time of hay, calculated using a noncompartmental model, declined significantly from 114 ± 4 h in March to 95 ± 4 h in July. Apparent organic matter digestibility decreased significantly from 73.8 ± 0.8% in winter to 61.7 ± 1.3% in summer. Compared with other ruminants, muskoxen are grazers exceptionally well-suited to digesting graminoid forage, with relatively low maintenance requirements and prolonged retention times. Most of the seasonal changes in weight and intake of breeding females could be ascribed to reproductive cost, but there also appeared to be seasonal effects on intake, retention time and body weight in non-breeding muskoxen. Key words: Digestibility, intake, maintenance requirements, muskoxen, retention time, seasonal variation


2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1082-1087
Author(s):  
Walter Lucca ◽  
Débora Aline Alves ◽  
Leonardo Tombesi da Rocha ◽  
Graciele Dalise Shirmann ◽  
Claudiele Aparecida do Santos Camargo ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine endogenous losses and true total digestibility of phosphorus (P) in piglets fed with diets containing rice bran (RB), and supplemented or not with phytase. The experiment was divided into three periods of 12 days each, seven for adaptation and five for total feces collection, with an interval of three days between periods. Twelve barrows with average body weights of 13.40±1.00kg at 46 days of age were distributed among six treatments consisting of diets formulated with three levels of RB (5%, 10%, and 20%) with or without the addition of 750FTUkg-1 of phytase. The amount of total daily feed was divided into four daily meals and water was available ad libitum. The method of total feces collection was used with ferric oxide as the fecal marker. The total consumption of P of RB origin was 0.37, 0.85 and 1.73gd-1 for concentrations of 5%, 10% and 20% of RB, respectively. Both RB and phytase levels had an effect on the apparent digestibility of P in RB. Results of the regression analysis of ingested P originating from the RB and absorbed P indicated endogenous losses of 527mg of Pkg-1 of dry matter intake, independent of phytase. Additionally, the true digestibility of P in RB was 47%, and it was not influenced by the inclusion of phytase. We concluded that the addition of 750FTU of phytase does not affect endogenous losses or the true digestibility of P in RB.


1970 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. HIRONAKA ◽  
C. B. BAILEY ◽  
G. C. KOZUB

Relationships between dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) intakes and excretions were examined using digestibility data from 45 rations fed to sheep and cattle. The proportion of total variation due to regression was greater when N intake was expressed as a function of DM excretion than as a function of DM intake. Nitrogen excretion was expressed by the equation y = −0.021x2 + 0.137x + 0.891, where y = g N excretion per 100 g of fecal DM and x = g N intake per 100 g fecal DM. Extrapolating N excretion to zero N intake, the point of intercept at y = 0.891 g N per 100 g of fecal DM excretion is suggested as a measure of metabolic fecal nitrogen independent of the hay to concentrate ratio of the ration.


1992 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Furuya ◽  
Y. Kaji

The effects of level of feed intake (0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 kg/d) and body-weight of the pig (49 and 92 kg) in Expt 1, and dietary neutral-detergent fibre (NDF; 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 g/kg) in Expt 2 on the endogenous ileal flow of amino acids (AA) and nitrogen were studied with protein-free diets into which purified wood cellulose was incorporated at the expense of maize starch. In Expt 1, one of the protein-free diets containing 90 g NDF/kg was used. Female pigs were fitted with a simple ‘T’ cannula at the terminal ileum. In Expt 1, the endogenous ileal AA and N flow, expressed as g/kg dry matter (DM) intake, decreased significantly (P < 0.05) with increasing DM intake, except for proline. By contrast, the values expressed as g/d remained constant. There was no significant difference in endogenous ileal flow (P > 0.05) between initial body-weights of 45 and 90 kg except for histidide, isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine, valine and serine, in which the ileal flow determined at the higher body-weight was significantly higher (P < 0.05). In Expt 2, the effects of dietary cellulose levels on the endogenous ileal flow of AA and N were not significant (P > 0.05), although the values tended to increase as dietary cellulose levels increased for most AA and for N. It is concluded that the daily endogenous ileal flow of AA and N remains relatively similar at different DM intake and cellulose levels. Therefore, correction of apparent ileal digestibility of AA and N to the true ileal digestibility should be made with the endogenous ileal flow values expressed on a daily amount basis, not the values expressed on a DM intake basis


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