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Evaluation Of Conditioning Temperature And Die Specifications On Nursery Pig Performance, M. B. Braun, K. M. Dunmire, C. E. Evans, C. R. Stark, J. C. Woodworth, C. B. Paulk
Evaluation Of Conditioning Temperature And Die Specifications On Nursery Pig Performance, M. B. Braun, K. M. Dunmire, C. E. Evans, C. R. Stark, J. C. Woodworth, C. B. Paulk
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The objective of this study was to determine the effects on growth performance in nursery pigs that is linked to the conditioning temperature and die specifications used during the feed pelleting process. A total of 315 barrows (DNA; 200 × 400; initial BW 13.2 lb) were used in a 35-d growth trial. Upon arrival, pigs were weighed and assigned to pens in a completely randomized design with 5 pigs per pen, and each pen was randomly assigned to 1 of 7 dietary treatments with 9 replications per treatment. Treatments consisted of a mash control (MC) and 6 pelleted diets manufactured …