Effect of inclusion level of chicory (Cichorium intybus L) and ribwort (Plantago lanceolata L) forage in a cereal-based diet on dietary fibre digestibility in weaned piglets of different age

Abstract

Twenty-five weaned (35 days old) castrated male piglets from five different litters were used to evaluate the effect of chicory (C) and ribwort (R) forage inclusion in a cereal-based diet on the coefficient of total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD) of organic matter (OM) and the dietary fibre fraction at 3 and 5 weeks post-weaning.Inclusion of chicory and ribwort had a negative impact on the CTTAD of OM (P<0.05), while diet had no effect (P>0.05) on the CTTAD of NDF and total non-starch polysaccharides (NSP). In contrast, the CTTAD of uronic acid increased (P<0.05) with inclusion of both chicory and ribwort. The CTTAD of OM, total NSP, arabinoxylans, arabinose, xylose and uronic acid was higher at 5 than at 3 weeks after weaning (P<0.01). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Chicory; Ribwort; Fibre; Digestibility; Piglets

Published in

Livestock Science
2010, volume: 134, number: 1-3, pages: 202-204
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

• Ivarsson, Emma

  • Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Andersson, Kristina

  • Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Lindberg, Jan Erik

  • Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Frankow-Lindberg, Bodil

  • Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Animal and Dairy Science
Veterinary Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.141

Permanent link to this page (URI)

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