The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Enhancing Livestock Productivity.
Performance of Starter Pigs Fed Malted and Fermented Maize Based Weaner Diets
Abstract:
Two experiments were conducted with the overall objective of
developing appropriate diets to permit early weaning for
increased productivity and profitability of pig production. Use
of malted or fermented maize grain in weaner diets is an
available alternative towards improved feed intake, digestion
and growth rate. Malting significantly increases feed intake in
weaned piglets. However, based on cost of inputs, fermented
maize-FM based weaner diet was considered to be of low cost,
resulted in good performance and therefore used to reduce
weaning age. Feeding FM upon weaning at week 5 significantly
improved ADG as compared to weaning at week 6. In
conclusion, malting and fermentation of maize improve
performance of weaned piglets.
Deux expériences ont été réalisées avec l’objectif global
d’élaborer des régimes alimentaires appropriés pour permettre
un sevrage précoce en vue d’accroître la productivité et la
rentabilité de la production porcine. L’utilisation de grains de
maïs fermenté ou malté dans l’alimentation des porcelets sevrés
est une alternative utilisable pour l’amélioration de la prise
alimentaire, la digestion et le taux de croissance. Le maltage
augmente significativement la prise alimentaire chez les
porcelets sevrés. Cependant, basée sur le coût des intrants,
l’alimentation de porcelets sevrésà base du maïs fermenté (FM)
a été considérée comme étant de faible coût, a abouti à une
bonne performance et donc a permis de réduire l’âge du
sevrage. Nourrir de maïs fermenté(FM) au moment du sevrage
à la 5ème semaine a significativement amélioré l’ADG par
rapport au sevrage à la 6ème semaine. En conclusion, le maltage
et la fermentation du maïs améliorent la performance des
porcelets sevrés.
Language:
English
Extended abstract under Enhancing Livestock Productivity
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2012
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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