Nutritive value of Ekofish meal in pig nutrition

Abstract

The effects of utilization of high protein feedstuff of plant origin- Ekofish meal, domestic product, in nutrition of lactating sows and suckling piglets were investigated. Considering our previous positive experiences in the use of similar feedstuffs in nutrition of weaned piglets and fattening pigs also the application of Ekofish meal as a substitute of fish meal in pig nutrition, objective of this paper was to evaluate the effects of the utilization of Ekofish meal in iso-energy and iso-nitrogen diets for lactating sows and suckling piglets. Investigated feedstuff was produced according to specific technology in production plant of the company Bankom in Serbia. Research was carried out on experimental pig farm of the Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia. Obtained results have shown that, the introduction of investigated feedstuff had a positive effects expressed through shorter service period by 2.4 feeding days, better gain by 4.52% in suckling piglets, increased the intake of pre-starter by 1.0 kg/litter in piglets during creep feeding. In general, the obtained results have shown that utilization of Ekofish meal as high protein feedstuff can be recommended in nutrition of sows and piglets. The effects of utilization of high protein feedstuff of plant origin- Ekofish meal, domestic product, in nutrition of lactating sows and suckling piglets were investigated.

Ispitivani su efekti korišćenja Ekofiš meal-a, biljnog visokoproteinskog hraniva domaćeg porekla u ishrani krmača u laktaciji i prasadi na sisi. Imajući u vidu naša ranija pozitivna iskustva pri korišćenju sličnog hraniva u ishrani odbijene prasadi i svinja u tovu, kao i pozitivna iskustva o primeni Ekofiš meal-a kao supstituenta ribljeg brašna u ishrani svinja, cilj ovoga rada je bio da se oceni mogućnost njegovog korišćenja u smešama ujednačenim na sadržaj energije i sirovih proteina kod krmača u laktaciji i prasadi na sisi. Ispitivano hranivo je proizvedeno po posebnoj tehnologiji u proizvodnim pogonima kompanije Bankom u Srbiji. Istraživanja su izvedena na Eksperimentalnoj farmi svinja u Institutu za stočarstvo, Beograd-Zemun. Dobijeni rezultati su pokazali da je uvođenje ispitivanog hraniva imalo pozitivne efekte izražene kraćim servis periodom za 2,4 hranidbena dana, za 4,52% boljim prirastom kod prasadi na sisi i povećanom konzumacijom predstartera za 1,0 kg/leglo kod prasadi na sisi. U celini, dobijeni rezultati su pokazali da se korišćenje Ekofiš meal-a može preporučiti u ishrani krmača u laktaciji i prasadi na sisi.