EFFETS DES METHODES DE RATIONNEMENT SUR LES PERFORMANCES ET LA QUALITE DES CARCASSES DES PORCS DE MARCHE

1976 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL FLIPOT ◽  
G. L. ROY

Growth, feed efficiency, and carcass data were obtained on ninety-four (94) crossbred pigs, to study the effect of types of feed restriction. The feeding treatments used in this experiment were as follows: (1) ad libitum; (2) 30–45 min per meal twice a day; (3) restricted to 85% of treatment 1, but with a 15% increase in protein, vitamin, and mineral supplementation; the pigs were started on this treatment at 27 kg of body weight; (4) same as treatment 3, but starting at 57 kg of body weight; (5) fasting once a week, starting at 27 kg of body weight; (6) same as treatment 5, but starting at 57 kg of body weight. During the rest of the week, pigs on treatments 5 and 6 were fed as on treatment 2. The pigs fed ad libitum were superior (P = 0.05) in growth rate and feed efficiency to those on a restricted diet. Those which fasted once a week starting at a body weight of 27 kg were significantly inferior (P = 0.05) to those on the other treatments. Backfat thickness and loin length were increased (P = 0.05) by the ad libitum feeding treatment, whereas carcass length and weight, ham weight, and rib eye area were not significantly affected (P = 0.05) by the feeding systems. Castrated males were superior (P = 0.05) to females in growth and inferior (P = 0.05) in carcass quality. The females had longer carcasses, leaner hams, and larger rib eye areas (P = 0.05) than the males. Crossbred Poland China × Yorkshire–Lacombe (P × Y–Lc) had heavier and fatter carcasses (P = 0.05) than crossbred Poland China × Yorkshire–Landrace (P × Y–Ld). However, rib eye area and dressing percentage were superior (P = 0.05) for the P × Y–Lc cross.

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiane De Oliveira Grieser ◽  
Simara Márcia Marcato ◽  
Mariana Fátima Zanon Ferreira ◽  
Taciana Maria de Oliveira-Bruxel ◽  
Vittor Zancanela ◽  
...  

This study aimed to assess the effect of quantitative dietary restriction during refeeding on the performance, body chemical composition, and deposition, weight gain of organs and carcass parts of quails reared for meat (Coturnix coturnix coturnix). A total of 144 quails, between 11 to 42 days old, were distributed in a completely randomized design, 4x2 factorial scheme, at four levels of feed restriction (ad libitum, 30%, 50% and 70% restrictions on the daily intake ad libitum) for both genders. Therefore, there was eight treatments with three replicates and six birds each. At the tenth day of age, the animals were housed in cages, where remained for four days under adaptation. Dietary restriction was applied between the days 15 and 35 while refeeding was carried out from day 36 to 42. Compensatory weight gain (CWG), i.e. weight gain of organs and carcass parts, and feed efficiency (FE) were improved for quails under feed restriction. Fat (F), crude protein (CP), protein deposition rate (PDR) and fat in females (FDf) and carcass retained energy in females (CREf) increased linearly as restriction levels decreased. Maximum estimates of feed intake for males (MFIm), compensatory weight gain for males (CWGm) and females (CWGf), feed efficiency for males (FEm), protein deposition for males (PDm) and carcass retained energy in males (CREm) were obtained with restriction levels of 43.56%, 30.56%, 63.93%, 62.63%, 80.25%, 1.94% and 09.34% if compared to ad libitum, respectively. As a result, we concluded that according to quantitative feed restriction level, significant increases in feed efficiency and body weight gain, as well as decreases in carcass fat throughout quail refeeding period. As for gender, given the existing sexual dimorphism, females lost greater body weight than males under dietary restriction, besides showing higher protein and fat gains in the carcass and an enhanced feed efficiency during refeeding.


1957 ◽  
Vol 190 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. W. Hartsook ◽  
N. D. Magruder

Four experiments were conducted utilizing either weanling or young adult normal male albino rats. These animals were fed either stock diets or semi-synthetic diets, containing either 0, 0.15, 0.3, 0.6 or 2.4 µg of diethylstilbestrol/gm, either by the trio or ad libitum feeding technique for periods of 6–15 weeks. It is concluded that diethylstilbestrol feeding in the albino rat induces statistically significant decreases in body weight gain, feed efficiency, body length, and testes size; it induces statistically significant increases in basal metabolic rate and in pituitary, thyroid and adrenal sizes.


1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 907-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. O. BALL ◽  
F. X. AHERNE

Seventy-two crossbred pigs were weaned at 3 wk of age and fed either a simple or semicomplex diet. Each diet was fed at three levels of feed intake: ad libitum, restricted intake by limiting time exposed to the feeder and restricted feed intake by regulating the amount of feed per day. The effects of diet and feeding system were assessed by monitoring piglet performance and incidence and severity of diarrhea. Diet complexity did not significantly affect pig performance. Restriction of feed intake significantly reduced performance compared to that of pigs fed ad libitum. There was no significant difference in performance between pigs fed by either of the two methods of feed restriction. The diarrhea which occurred with pigs fed the semicomplex diet was significantly more severe (P < 0.01) than that which occurred with those fed the simple diet. Restriction of feed intake by weight of food fed significantly reduced the incidence and severity of postweaning diarrhea. Limiting time exposed to the feeder was not a satisfactory method of reducing diarrhea as it resulted in greater incidence of diarrhea than did ad libitum feeding. Diarrhea significantly reduced performance. Restricting feed intake by the methods used in this experiment reduced performance more than did the diarrhea. The number of days taken to reach 90-kg liveweight was not affected by diet complexity, feeding method or diarrhea in the immediate postweaning period. Key words: Diet complexity, feed restriction, pig diarrhea


1981 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Benyi ◽  
O. Akinokun ◽  
S. H. B. Lebbie

SUMMARYTwo strains of commercial layers, 42 weeks old, were fed ad libitum, 85 and 70% of ad libitum for five 28-day periods to study the effects of feed restriction on body weight, carcass characteristics, laying performance and mortality. There were highly significant strain effects on all traits (P < 0·01) except dressing percentage. Period differences were also observed for egg production, egg weight and feed efficiency. In addition, in all cases the relationship between period and these traits was non-linear and was affected by strain or treatment.Feed restriction had significant effects (P < 0·01) on all traits except dressing percentage and mortality. Feed restriction to 70% of ad libitum reduced egg production, egg weight, body weight and feed consumption and improved feed efficiency. However, in most cases there was no difference between ad libitum feeding and 15% feed restriction.Strain × treatment interaction had significant effects on egg production and feed efficiency.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-122
Author(s):  
Janaína Ribeiro Oliveira ◽  
Junio Cota ◽  
Bruna Mara Carvalho ◽  
Theles de Oliveira Costa ◽  
Diego Vicente da Costa ◽  
...  

Background: Malnutrition and accessible high-quality protein food sources are two of the world’s alimentary challenges. Edible insects are nowadays recognized as a possible functional food solution with lower environmental impacts and beneficial health effects. Objective: In this context, the aim of the present study is to evaluate Madagascar cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) flour supplementation effects on a malnourished mice model, considering its effects on metabolism, adiposity, and inflammatory liver profiles. Method: Male Swiss mice are divided into five groups and fed with experimental diets for eight weeks, including a standard diet (ST) ad libitum, AIN93 ad libitum (AIN), insect flour-enriched AIN93 (AIN+IM), AIN-40% feed restriction (AIN-FR), and insect flour-enriched AIN-40% of feed restriction (AIN-FR+IM). The metabolic profiles, adipose tissue, biochemical parameters, and liver IL-6 and IL-10 expression are evaluated. Results: The main findings show a body weight and metabolism improvement followed by an increased recovery of the adipocyte area in the AIN-FR+IM group when compared to the AIN-FR malnourished group. Reduced hepatic IL-6 and increased IL-10 expression are also detected in the AIN-FR+IM group. Conclusion: The results show that insect flour supplementation enhances both body weight and adiposity gain/recovery. The results also show hepatic improvement of inflammatory markers.


Metabolites ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Metzler-Zebeli ◽  
Sina-Catherine Siegerstetter ◽  
Elizabeth Magowan ◽  
Peadar Lawlor ◽  
Niamh O’Connell ◽  
...  

Restrictive feeding influences systemic metabolism of nutrients; however, this impact has not been evaluated in chickens of diverging feed efficiency. This study investigated the effect of ad libitum versus restrictive feeding (85% of ad libitum) on the serum metabolome and white blood cell composition in chickens of diverging residual feed intake (RFI; metric for feed efficiency). Blood samples were collected between days 33 and 37 post-hatch. While serum glucose was similar, serum uric acid and cholesterol were indicative of the nutritional status and chicken’s RFI, respectively. Feed restriction and RFI rank caused distinct serum metabolome profiles, whereby restrictive feeding also increased the blood lymphocyte proportion. Most importantly, 10 amino acids were associated with RFI rank in birds, whereas restrictive feeding affected almost all detected lysophosphatidylcholines, with 3 being higher and 6 being lower in restrictively compared to ad libitum fed chickens. As indicated by relevance networking, isoleucine, lysine, valine, histidine, and ornithine were the most discriminant for high RFI, whereas 3 biogenic amines (carnosine, putrescine, and spermidine) and 3 diacyl-glycerophospholipids (38:4, 38:5, and 40:5) positively correlated with feed intake and body weight gain, respectively. Only for taurine, feed intake mostly explained the RFI-associated variation, whereas for most metabolites, other host physiological factors played a greater role for the RFI-associated differences, and was potentially related to insulin-signaling, phospholipase A2, and arachidonic acid metabolism. Alterations in the hepatic synthesis of long-chain fatty acids and the need for precursors for gluconeogenesis due to varying energy demand may explain the marked differences in serum metabolite profiles in ad libitum and restrictively fed birds.


1989 ◽  
Vol 256 (4) ◽  
pp. R939-R945
Author(s):  
N. J. Kenney ◽  
J. N. Kott ◽  
N. Tomoyasu ◽  
A. J. Bhatia ◽  
A. S. Ruiz ◽  
...  

This study examined the effect of intragastric force-feeding of a milk diet on body weights of rats with lesions of the area postrema/caudal medial nucleus of the solitary tract (AP/cmNTS). Force-feeding was conducted over the first 10 days after the ablation. Body weight was monitored both during and after force-feeding. Food intake was measured during all ad libitum feeding periods. During force-feeding, rats with AP/cmNTS lesions gained weight at the same rate as force-fed sham-lesioned rats or sham-lesioned rats that voluntarily ingested an equal amount of the milk. When returned to ad libitum feeding, lesioned rats that had been force-fed were not hypophagic and did not lose weight. Body weights of such rats remained above those of lesioned rats that were not force-fed and similar to those of nonlesioned rats throughout this study. Despite their normal weights, preliminary analysis indicated that body fat of the force-fed lesioned rats may have been reduced. These findings suggest that the effects of AP/cmNTS ablation are multiple and that reduction of body weight need not be the primary effect of such lesions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 295-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan W. Grant ◽  
Brittany M. Vester Boler ◽  
Tonya K. Ridge ◽  
Thomas K. Graves ◽  
Kelly S. Swanson

During the development of obesity, adipose tissue undergoes major expansion and remodeling, but the biological processes involved in this transition are not well understood. The objective of this study was to analyze global gene expression profiles of adipose tissue in dogs, fed a high-fat diet, during the transition from a lean to obese phenotype. Nine female beagles (4.09 ± 0.64 yr; 8.48 ± 0.35 kg) were randomized to ad libitum feeding or body weight maintenance. Subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsy, blood, and dual x-ray absorptiometry measurements were collected at 0, 4, 8, 12, and 24 wk of feeding. Serum was analyzed for glucose, insulin, fructosamine, triglycerides, free fatty acids, adiponectin, and leptin. Formalin-fixed adipose tissue was used for determination of adipocyte size. Adipose RNA samples were hybridized to Affymetrix Canine 2.0 microarrays. Statistical analysis, using repeated-measures ANOVA, showed ad libitum feeding increased ( P < 0.05) body weight (0 wk, 8.36 ± 0.34 kg; 24 wk, 14.64 ± 0.34 kg), body fat mass (0 wk, 1.36 ± 0.24 kg; 24 wk, 6.52 ± 0.24 kg), adipocyte size (0 wk, 114.66 ± 17.38 μm2; 24 wk, 320.97 ± 0.18.17 μm2), and leptin (0 wk, 0.8 ± 1.0 ng/ml; 24 wk, 12.9 ± 1.0 ng/ml). Microarrays displayed 1,665 differentially expressed genes in adipose tissue as weight increased. Alterations were seen in adipose tissue homeostatic processes including metabolism, oxidative stress, mitochondrial homeostasis, and extracellular matrix. Adipose transcriptome changes highlight the dynamic and adaptive response to ad libitum feeding and obesity development.


1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 549-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. E. Robinson ◽  
N. A. Robinson ◽  
T. A. Scott

The effects of ad libitum versus restricted feeding during the period from 22 to 62 wk of age were examined in 60 individually-housed Indian River broiler breeder hens. Body weight of 30 ad-libitum-fed hens was approximately 700 g heavier than that of 30 restricted hens throughout most of the laying period. Mean egg output was lower in ad-libitum-fed hens (136.2 eggs) compared to restricted hens (176.6 eggs). A similar number of laying sequences (defined as consecutive days of laying) were observed in both groups of hens; however, the mean length of the prime sequence was 24.4 d for the restricted hens compared to 14.9 d for the ad-libitum-fed hens. Ad-libitum-fed hens had a higher incidence of intersequence pauses of greater than 11 d duration compared to restricted hens. Feed restriction did not improve fertility, embryo viability, or embryo production of eggs incubated for a period of 7 d. At 62 wk of age the carcasses of the restricted-fed hens contained on average 901 g of fat while the carcasses of the ad-libitum-fed hens contained 1270 g of fat. Ad libitum feeding reduced reproductive performance by reducing the length of the prime sequence and by increasing the number of long intersequence pauses. Key words: Broiler breeder hens, full-feeding, feed restriction, obesity, reproductive performance


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