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Utilization of cellulose by pigs and its effects on caecal function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

D. J. Farrell and
K. A. Johnson
D. J. Farrell
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W.
K. A. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W.
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Summary

1. Six pigs, four with caecal cannulae, were given diets containing 8% or 26% cellulose. Cannulation did not affect the digestibility of dry matter or cellulose.

2. Digestibility of cellulose, though variable, was higher for the 8%-cellulose diet.

3. Pigs on the 26%-cellulose diet had larger amounts of digesta in the caecum, and lower caecal retention times, than pigs on the 8%-cellulose diet.

4. Measurements of production rates of volatile fatty acids in the caecum indicated that only 2·7% and 1·9% of the apparent digestible energy of the 26%- and 8%-cellulose diets respectively came from the acids, and it was concluded that the caecum played only a small role in the breakdown of feed substances.

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Animal Production , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 1972, pp. 209 - 217
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1972

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