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1976; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 519-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 283; Swine; Farrowing; Gestation; Lactation; Gilts
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Dehydrated Alfalfa To Control Intake Of Self-Fed Sows During Gestation (1976), G L. Allee
Dehydrated Alfalfa To Control Intake Of Self-Fed Sows During Gestation (1976), G L. Allee
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Two trials with 47 second-and third-litter sows and one trial involving 40 gilts were conducted to evaluate self-feeding a diet containing 96% dehydrated alfalfa during gestation. Sows were maintained in outside lots (approximately 2 1/2 acres) until the 100 - 110th day of gestation. The control gestation ration (15% protein sorghum-soybean meal) was fed in individual feeding stalls at 2 kg (4.4 lbs.) per head per day. All sows were fed a 16% protein diet ad libitum during the 28-day lactation period. Trial I using Yorkshire sows started in July with sows farrowing in September. Trial II using Duroc sows …