TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marie Sinthiya V 
AU  - Viswanathan V (Guide)
TI  - Nutritive evaluation of Carcass Meal for growth and Carcass Characteristics in large White Yorkshire Pigs
U1  - 636.084 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Mannuthy
PB  - Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
N2  - An investigation was carried out to assess the effect of 
carcass meal, a product processed from slaughter house 
by-products, on the growth rate, feed conversion efficiency, 
carcass quality and economics of production in growing and 
finishing pigs. The conventional animal protein supplement 
fish meal was replaced with carcass meal. 
Twenty four Large White Yorkshire female piglets with an 
average live weight of 20 kg were divided into four groups 
(Groups I, 11, III and IV) of six animals each as uniformly as 
possible. They were maintained on four isoproteimic and 
isocaloric diets T1, T., T) and T. containing 0, 6, 12 and 18 
per cent in grower rations and at 0, 4, 8 and 12 per cent in 
finisher rations respectively of carcass meal replacing fish 
meal. 
The animals under all the four dietary treatments had 
similar growth rates with an overall average daily gain of 381, 
389, 382 and 376 g for the groups I, II, III and IV 
respectively. The total feed intake of the animals in 
different groups were similar. There was no significant 
difference in the feed conversion efficiency among groups, the 
overall average values being 4.36, 4.56, 4.35 and 4.48 for the 
groups I, II, III and IV respectively. 
 
	
Results of the studies on carcass characteristics revealed 
that there was no significant difference in the dressing 
percentage, carcass length, backfat thickness, loin eye area 
and weight of ham among the groups. 
Cost of production per kg live weight of animals in the 
four groups I, II, III and IV were Rs.39.78, 43.70, 43.73 and 
45.11 respectively which is attributed to the high cost of 
carcass meal as compared to fish meal. 
The above results indicate that carcass meal can be 
effectively included in the diets of growing and finishing pigs 
without affecting either the growth performance or the carcass 
characteristics.

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