Liquid feed ups finish weight but cuts kill-out rates

摘要

Feeding pigs a liquid diet results in a higher finish weight, but a lower killing-out percentage than for pigs fed on dry food, according to trials carried out at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland.Research by the institute and Devenish Nutrition in Belfast found the carcass performance of pigs offered dry feed was up to 8% better compared to pigs offered liquid feed.