| The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of yucca extract supplementation, amino acid substitution and Jerusalem artichoke (JA) supplementation on growth performance and manure volatile fatty acids (VFA) in pigs. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), a relative of the sunflower, is an abundant source of inulin. Inulin can support the growth of certain intestinal bacteria. Deodorase;The first experiment was a digestibility study using twelve Cotswold pigs randomly assigned to a control, JA or Deodorase;The aim of the second experiment was to observe the effects of Deodorase;The aim of the third experiment was to determine the effects of amino acid substitution and Deodorase;The aim of the fourth experiment was to observe the effects of JA supplementation on growth performance and manure characteristics.;The aim of the fifth experiment, an offshoot of the fourth, was to determine the effects of JA supplementation on nitrogen balance. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
