RESEARCH PAPER

Effects of Fermented Concentrated Feed on Growth Performance, Immune Function, Carcass Quality and Meat Quality of Growing-Finishing Pigs

  • WANG Fuchen ,
  • ZHENG Lifa ,
  • WANG Liang ,
  • QIN Xiaotong ,
  • SHI Baoming
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  • Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Received date: 2022-05-06

  Online published: 2022-11-14

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to explore the effects of fermented concentrated feed on growth performance, immune function, carcass quality and meat quality of growing-finishing pigs. Two hundred and twenty-five healthy Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshire ternary crossbred pigs with a body weight of (27.17±0.15) kg were randomly divided into 3 groups with 3 replicates per group and 25 pigs per replicate. Pigs in the control group were fed a basal diet of 70% corn+30% concentrate feed, 75% corn+25% concentrate feed and 80% corn+20% concentrate feed at each stage, while the dry and wet fermentation groups were fed experimental diets with equal amounts of dry and wet fermented concentrated feed replacing all concentrate feed in the basal diet. The experiment lasted for 116 d (25 to 50 kg stage, 36 days; 51 to 75 kg stage, 32 days; 76 kg to slaughter stage, 48 days). The results showed as follows:1) there were no significant differences in initial body weight, mid body weight, final body weight and average daily gain (ADG) among all groups (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the average daily feed intake (ADFI) during days 1 to 116 and days 37 to 68 of dry fermentation group was significant decreased (P<0.05); the ADFI during days 69 to 116 of dry fermentation group was significant decreased (P<0.05), and the ADFI during days 69 to 116 of wet fermentation group was significant increased (P<0.05). Compared with the control group and wet fermentation group, the feed to gain ratio (F/G) during days 37 to 68 and days 69 to 116 days of dry fermentation group was significant decreased (P<0.05). 2) Compared with the control group, the plasma immunoglobulin M (IgM) content of dry and wet fermentation groups was significant increased (P<0.05), and plasma immunoglobulin G (IgG) content of wet fermentation group was significant increased (P<0.05). 3) There were no significant differences in body weight before slaughter, carcass weight, dressing percentage, carcass straight length, loin eye area, thick skin and backfat thickness among all groups (P>0.05). 4) Compared with the control group, the drip loss and shearing force of dry and wet fermentation groups were significant decreased (P<0.05), and the cooking loss of wet fermentation group was significant decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the dry fermentation group, the meat color brightness (L*) value of wet fermentation group was significant decreased (P<0.05), and the color redness (a*) value was significant increased (P<0.05); compared with the control group and dry fermentation group, the meat color yellowness (b*) value of wet fermentation group was significant decreased (P<0.05). In conclusion, the fermented concentrated feed can improve the growth performance of growing-finishing pigs, increase the plasma immunoglobulin content and improve the meat quality. In terms of improving growth performance, the dry fermented concentrated feed is better than wet fermented concentrated feed; in terms of improving immune function and meat quality, the wet fermented concentrated feed is better than dry fermented concentrated feed.

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WANG Fuchen , ZHENG Lifa , WANG Liang , QIN Xiaotong , SHI Baoming . Effects of Fermented Concentrated Feed on Growth Performance, Immune Function, Carcass Quality and Meat Quality of Growing-Finishing Pigs[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(11) : 6962 -6970 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.11.017

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