ANFF topic 2 part 3 Flashcards
Why are essential nutrients required for pigs?
meet their needs for
- maintenance
- growth
- reproduction
- lactation
What are some factors affecting the nutrients required for pigs?
- genetic variation (resistant to diseases?)
- environment
- availability of nutrients in feedstuffs
- disease levels
- other stresses
What are the 6 general classes of nutrients for pigs?
- water
- carbohydrates
- fats
- proteins
- minerals
- vitamins
What affects the amount of water required in pigs?
- age
- type of feed
- environmental temperature
- status of lactation
- high urinary output (due to high salt/protein intake)
How much water do growing pigs require?
- about 2-3 kg of water for every kg of dry food
How much water do lactating sows require?
- more water because of the high water content of the milk they produce
What happens if water restriction is placed on the pigs?
- reduces performance and milk production
- result in death
What are the requirements for drinking water quality for pigs?
- free of microbial contamination
- use of mild chlorination
- ensure there are no excessive minerals in water –> these may create problems
- there should be less than 1,000 ppm of total dissolved solids (TDS)
- Higher levels of TDS (2,000-5,000 ppm can lead to diarrhoea or temporary water refusal
What influences energy requirements of pigs?
- weight (influences the maintenance requirement)
- genetic capacity for lean tissue growth
- milk production
- environmental temperature
What happens when pigs are fed high energy content diet?
- gain faster
- efficiency of gain will improve (small amt of feed but grows faster)
- carcass fat may increase
What are amino acids required for in pigs?
- maintenance
- muscle growth
- development of fetuses
- supporting tissues in gestating sows
- milk production in lactating sows
How many amino acids are synthesized by the pigs?
- 12 out of 22 amino acids
What are the essential dietary amino acids that are not synthesized by the pigs?
- Arginine
- Histidine
- Threonine
- Valine
- Methionine
- Lysine
- Leucine
- Isoleucine
- Tryptophan
- Phenylalanine
What can replace methionine and phenylalanine?
- cystine and tyrosine (respectively)
What are the amino acids of greatest importance in the diet formation for pigs?
- lysine
- tryptophan
- threonine
- methionine
What is corn deficient in (pigs)?
- lysine
- tryptophan
What is sorghum, barley and wheat low in?
- lysine
- threonine
What is low in soybean meal?
- methionine
What are the functions of calcium and phosphorus in pigs?
- skeletal growth
- metabolic roles for all stages of growth, gestation and lactation