Effect of Levels of Meat and Bone Scraps on Growth Rate and Feed Efficiency of Growing-Finishing Swine

Authors

E. R. Peo, Jr., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
D. B. Hudman, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1962

Comments

Published in the Journal of Animal Science 21 (1962), pp. 787-790. Copyright © 1962 American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

Many investigations have shown that soybean meal when properly supplemented can replace meat and bone scraps as a major source of protein in swine rations (Lepley et al., 1950; Terrill et al., 1954; Rohlf, 1954; Meade and Hanson, 1957; Meade et al., 1958; Becker et al., 1960). The importance of this finding is emphasized by the work of Bloss et al. (1953), Terrill et al. (1954), Meade and Teter (1957) and Becker and Jensen (1961) who reported a significant depression in growth rate and feed efficiency of swine fed rations containing relatively high levels of meat and bone scraps.