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The digestion of non-starch polysaccharides from diets containing plain sugar beet pulp by piglets, growing pigs and sows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

A.C. Longland ,
A.G Low ,
W.H. Close ,
C.E. Sharpe ,
J.C. Carruthers  and
J.I. Harland
A.C. Longland
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Church Lane, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AQ
A.G Low
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Church Lane, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AQ
W.H. Close
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Church Lane, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AQ
C.E. Sharpe
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Church Lane, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AQ
J.C. Carruthers
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Church Lane, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AQ
J.I. Harland
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Church Lane, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AQ British Sugar plc, P O Box 26, Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 90U
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Recent studies have shown that piglets, growing pigs and sows can perform well on diets containing substantial proportions of plain sugar beet pulp (SBP) (Bulman et al., 1989; Low et al., 1990; Close et al., 1990). SBP contains c. 600 g non-starch polysaccharides (NSP)/kg which, unlike starch, cannot be digested by the hosts’ enzymes but must be fermented by the gut microflora to yield VFA for subsequent use as an energy source by the animal.

The objective of this study was to determine the degree to which 32-day-old piglets, growing pigs of various ages, and mature sows can ferment the NSP content of diets containing varying proportions of SBP.

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Pig Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1991 , March 1991 , pp. 124
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1991

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