Abstract

A total of 290 early-weaned pigs (initially 7.6 lb and 10.5 d of age) was used to evaluate various levels of spray-dried porcine plasma. Pigs were assigned to one of five experimental diets with either 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, or 15% spray-dried porcine plasma replacing dried skim milk. Pigs were fed this diet for the first 14 days postweaning. Common diets were fed from d 14 to 42 postweaning in order to monitor subsequent performance. During the first phase (d 0 to 14 postweaning), linear improvements in average daily gain (ADG) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) occurred as the level of spray-dried porcine plasma increased from 5% to 15%. This resulted in a linear improvement in weight at d 14 postweaning. For the first phase and subsequent phases, no differences occurred in feed efficiency (F/G). From d 14 to 21 postweaning, a linear decrease occurred in ADG and ADFI as well as a linear deterioration of F/G as the level of spray-dried porcine plasma increased from 5% to 15%. This reversal of performance resulted in no difference of pig weights at d 21 and 25 postweaning. From d 25 to 42 postweaning, no difference was seen in ADG. In summary, spray-dried porcine plasma can be used as an effective replacement for dried skim milk as a protein source in diets for pigs weaned at 10 d of age.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 18,1993

Keywords: Swine day, 1993, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 94-194-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 695, Swine, Starter, Spray-dried porcine plasma, Skim milk

How to Cite:

Owen, K. Q., Dritz, S. S., Tokach, M. D., Goodband, R. D. & Nelssen, J. L., (1993) “Optimum level of spray-dried porcine plasma for early-weaned (10.5 d of age) starter pigs”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(10), 34-37. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6401