A study on four feeding strategies of 100% organic origin for piglets concerning performance, health status, losses and economy in organic agriculture

Type de document
conferencePaper
Langue source
Anglais
Titre français
Titre anglais
A study on four feeding strategies of 100% organic origin for piglets concerning performance, health status, losses and economy in organic agriculture
Auteur(s)
  • WEISSMANN Friedrich
  • BUSSEMAS Ralf
  • FALK Anna
Editeur(s)
  • RAHMANN Gerold
  • GODINHO Denise
Autre(s)
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WCALKQ5Z
Version
2608
Date ajout
24 décembre 2020 13:40
Date modification
24 décembre 2020 13:40
Résumé anglais
Organic agriculture is defined as a low-external-input-system but piglets’ necessity for high quality diets seems to contradict low-external-input feeding strategies. Hence, a total of 361 piglets was tested from day 14 – 63 post natum concerning performance, health status, losses and diet costs by means of four feeding strategies of 100% organic origin: (i) high-external-input diet, (ii) medium-external-input diet, (iii) lowexternal-input diet, each with grass-clover-silage as roughage source, and (iv) above mentioned low-external-input diet with straw replacing grass-clover-silage. The highexternal-input-diet achieved the significantly highest live weight gain; all other strategies were similar at a lower level. There were no differences in health status and loss rates between the four strategies. Low-input-strategies were economical at best in producing a standardized 20 kg piglet. A verification of the results is necessary with a higher number of piglets for a final recommendation.
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CRAW tags
  • AB - Spécifique
  • FREDO alimentation animale
  • FREDO santé animale
  • GEO Allemagne
  • performance
  • porc
  • économie
  • élevage
WEB tags
Pages
288-290
Date caractères
2012-09-12
Date publication
12 septembre 2012