| 摘要 |
A new feedstuff for pigs under the age of five weeks comprises cereal, milk solids and animal protein such as fish meal, characterized in that at least part of the cereal is present in the form of rolled flakes of cooked cereal having flake size 1.5 mm to 5 mm, preferably 2 mm to 3 mm, with flakes of size greater than 7 mm substantially absent. The cereal is wheat, maize, oats, barley or soya beans, and the flakes form 20% to 80% of the dry weight of the feedstuff. In comparison with pellets or mash of the same ingredients in powder form, the new feedstuff alleviates a tendency to digestive upset in the young pigs and is much more palatable. The milk solids and animal protein are preferably present as separate pellets of each. The pellets containing animal protein and/or the pellets containing milk solids may also contain up to 75% by weight of the pellet of powdered cooked cereal. The amount of milk in the feedstuff fed to baby pigs may be reduced, and the amount of cereal increased, after the first three to five days from weaning, |
