Performance of young pigs fed plantain (Musa spp.) foliar residues meal included in the concentrates. Technical note

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A. Garc?a
Yusimi Camino
Julio Ly

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Thirty two Yorkshire x Landrace x Duroc barrows of 61 days of age and 14 kg live weight were used. Animals were distributed according to a completely randomized design in four treatments, with 8 animals each, for studying the response of the animals to the inclusion in dry basis of 0, 5, 10 and 15 % of plantain (Musa spp.) foliar residues meal in the feed. Meal was obtained by grinding the leaves and the upper first third of the pseudostem and later sun-dried. The variables initial live weight, final live weight, feed consumption, average daily gain and feed conversion, were recorded. There was no effect of the treatment at 87 d of age on final live weight (kg) and average dairy gain (g/d). Barrows fed diets containing plantain foliar residues meal did not reduce their feed consumption or undergo diarrhea. Feed conversion (kg DM/kg gain) was similar for all pigs (0 %, 2.63; 5 %, 3.00: 10 %, 2.91 and 15 %, 2.99). It is possible to include up to 15% of plantain foliar residues meal in the feeds for pre-fattening pigs.
Key words: pre-fattening pigs, performance traits, plantain foliar residues

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Garc?a, A., Camino, Y., & Ly, J. (2013). Performance of young pigs fed plantain (Musa spp.) foliar residues meal included in the concentrates. Technical note. Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science, 47(1). Recuperado a partir de https://cjascience.com/index.php/CJAS/article/view/255
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A. Garc?a

Instituto de Investigaciones Porcinas, Gaveta Postal 1, Carretera Guatao, km 1?, Punta Brava, La Habana, Cuba

Yusimi Camino

Instituto de Investigaciones Porcinas, Gaveta Postal 1, Carretera Guatao, km 1?, Punta Brava, La Habana, Cuba

Julio Ly

Instituto de Investigaciones Porcinas, Gaveta Postal 1, Carretera Guatao, km 1?, Punta Brava, La Habana, Cuba