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Forage plants as alternative feed resource for sustainable pig production in the tropics: a review
Kambashi Mutiaka, Bienvenu; Boudry, Christelle; Picron, Pascale et al.
2014In Animal, 8 (8), p. 1298-1311
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Keywords :
forage; pigs; tropics; digestibility
Abstract :
[en] Globally, pressure on concentrate feed resources is increasing, especially in the tropics where many countries are net importers of food. Forage plants are a possible alternative but their use as feed ingredients for pigs raises several issues related to their higher fibre and plant secondary metabolites contents as well as their lower nutritive value. In this paper, the nutritive value of several forage species as well as the parameters that influence this nutritive value in relationship to the plant family, the physiological stage, the plant part and the preservation method (fresh, hay and silage) are reviewed. The influence of the breed and the physiological status of the animal on animal voluntary intake of fibre-rich ingredients, digestibility as related to gastrointestinal volume and transit time and growth performances are also discussed. The final section highlights the assets and drawbacks of forage plants in pig diets and stresses the need for proper economic evaluation to conclude on the benefits of the use of forage plants in pig feed.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Author, co-author :
Kambashi Mutiaka, Bienvenu ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Zootechnie
Boudry, Christelle ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Zootechnie
Picron, Pascale ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Zootechnie
Bindelle, Jérôme  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Zootechnie
Language :
English
Title :
Forage plants as alternative feed resource for sustainable pig production in the tropics: a review
Publication date :
August 2014
Journal title :
Animal
ISSN :
1751-7311
eISSN :
1751-732X
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Volume :
8
Issue :
8
Pages :
1298-1311
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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