Author(s)

Chenda En^1*, Sath Keo², Jessie L. Vipham³, Bunna Chea², Kroesna Kang², Michael D. Tokach³, Joel M. DeRouchey³

¹Faculty of Animal Science, Royal University of Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
²Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Royal University of Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
³Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of rice bran quality and dietary supplement source on growing pig performance. A total of 60 castrated male pigs (Yorkshire × Duroc, initially 16.1 kg) were used for 52-day trial. Pigs were allotted to pens in a completely randomized design (4 pigs per pen) and assigned to four dietary treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial with factors being rice bran source (high or low-quality) and source of protein, vitamins, and minerals (supplement or soybean meal and base mix). Analyzed protein and fat level for the high- and low-quality rice bran was 11.07% and 5.86% and 11.20% and 4.50%, respectively. Crude fiber content for high- and low-quality rice bran was 13.44% and 27.79%. Diets were formulated in two phases (phase 1: 16 to 27 and phase 2: 27 to 48 kg) to adjust to the pig’s nutrient requirements. There was no evidence for an interaction (P > 0.05) between rice bran quality × supplement type or main effect of supplement type (soybean meal + base mix vs protein supplement) for final body weight, average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), and feed efficiency (F/G). However, pigs fed high-quality rice bran had improved (P < 0.001) ADG and F/G and lower ADFI compared to pigs fed low protein rice bran. In conclusion, rice bran quality as measured by protein, crude fiber, and fat influenced growing pig performance, while the type of dietary protein supplement did not. Additionally, rice bran with high protein, fat, and low fiber improved ADG and F/G.

Base Mix, Pigs, Protein Supplement, Rice Bran, Soybean Meal

En, C. , Keo, S. , Vipham, J. , Chea, B. , Kang, K. , Tokach, M. and DeRouchey, J. (2020) Effect of Rice Bran Quality and Protein Supplement, Base Mix, and/or Soybean Meal on Growing Pig Performance in Cambodia. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 10, 714-724. doi: 10.4236/ojas.2020.104046.