Rapeseed meal in diets for pigs

Abstract

It is determined that introduction of 12% of rapeseed meal in the mixed feed for young pigs on fattening leads to a decrease in average daily gain of live weight at 11,77 g or 2,09 % over the period of growing. Increase up to 12 % of rapeseed meal content has no negative effect on slaughter carcass yield, which was in the range 64,76-66,07 %, but leads to an increase in heart weight at 10,77%, liver - 1,75 %, kidney - at 1,61 %, intra fat - at 16,99 %, spleen weight reduction - at 5,56 %. Introduction 12 % of rapeseed meal into the feed for young pigs on fattening increases the cost of 1 kg of live weight at 2,16 % and reduces the notional profit at 7,88 %.