Effect of the Ensiled Taro with Rice Wine by Product or Fish Meal Fed Basal Diet of Rice Bran on Growth Performance of Growing Pigs

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the research station of Svay Rieng University (SRU) from 01st January 2021 to 30th April 2021, sited in NR 1, Sangkat Chek, Svay Rieng City, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of inclusion of the ensiled taro foliage with or without of rice wine by product fed a basal diet of rice bran on growth performance and feed conversion ratio of growing pigs. Eight crossbred pigs with average of body weight of 20kg were housed in individual pens and assigned into Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) within 4 treatments and 4 replications. The research consisted with four treatments were RW0, RW20, FM10 and RW20FM10. The pigs were weighed every 10 days until 120 days. The pigs were vaccinated against salmonellosis, pasteurellosis and hog cholera. Supplementation of the ensiled taro mixed with rice wine by product or rice wine by product plus fish meal fed basal diet of rice bran was increased the feed intake in dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) of the pigs but decreased the feed intakes in crude protein (CP). Final live weight and overall live weight gain in the pigs were higher increased, and feed conversion ratio was improved better as the ensiled taro was used to mixed with rice wine by product or rice wine by product plus fish meal fed basal diet of rice bran. The overall conclusion is that supplement of the ensiled taro mixed with rice wine by product or rice wine by product plus fish meal in the pigs was increased the feed intake and growth rate, and also better feed conversion, than the pigs were supplemented only the ensiled taro or fish meal fed basal diet of rice bran.