Effects of conditioners (standard, long term, and expander) on pellet quality and growth performance in nursery pigs

摘要

In our first experiment, digestibilities forDM, N, and GE were greater and F/G was better for pigs fed pelleted diets than for pigs fed meal diets. However, we observed noadvantages in ADG or F/G with long-termconditioning. In a second experiment, pelleting once again improved nutrient digestibility and F/G. Expander conditioning improved digestibilities of DM, N, and GE butnot growth performance compared to standardconditioning.