The Use of Acorns as an Alternative Component in the Feed Mixture for Fattened Pigs

BĚLKOVÁ, Jaroslava, VÁCLAVKOVÁ, Eva, ROZKOT, Miroslav and KUCHAŘOVÁ, Stanislava. The Use of Acorns as an Alternative Component in the Feed Mixture for Fattened Pigs. Research in Pig Breeding, 2020, vol. 14(2), p. 1-5. ISSN 1802-7547.
Year2020
CathegoryPublication in specialized journals
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Abstract

The use of acorns as feed component for pigs is an interesting alternative, a positive effect of these fruits on animal nutrition and, through the produced meat, on human nutrition can be used. The inclusion of acorns is also an option to reduce feed costs and the possibility of using local raw material produced in natural way. We designed and verified the acorn feed mixture in a feeding experiment. We concluded that the breed Prestice Black-Pied can be fattened a feed mixture containing acorns at the level of 10% in intensive conditions, without significantly changing the parameters of fattening.