The use of Leucaena leucacephala leaf meal as a protein supplement for pigs

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2000

Journal Title

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

ISSN

1011-2367

Keywords

Leucaena, Pigs, FeSO4, Protein Supplement

Disciplines

Animal Sciences | Meat Science

Abstract

Sixteen Large White횞Landrace pigs 12 weeks of age, with an average body weight of 22.9 2.12 kg were fed four experimental diets; a commercial grain-based grower diet (control); or a diet containing 20% of either sun-dried leucaena leaf meal (LLM), water soaked LLM or FeSO4-treated LLM, replacing the basal diet. There was a significant (p<0.05) decrease in live weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion efficiency (FCE) in pigs fed the diet containing sun-dried LLM. Growth rate, feed intake and FCE were not affected by the addition of water-soaked and FeSO4-treated LLM to the basal diet. Triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) levels in the blood plasma were not affected by the dietary treatments. Addition of FeSO4-treated LLM to the basal diet significantly (p<0.05) reduced the back fat thickness of the pigs.

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2000.1309