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What do pigs eat to fatten quickly? Adding seasonings to pig feed works well

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Pigs have a well-developed sense of taste, with as many as 15,000 taste cells in the oral cavity. Adding seasonings (flavoring agents) to feed can promote the secretion of the salivary glands, gastric glands and pancreas, increase feed intake, and promote growth and development. At present, the following seasonings are used more often: Sweet seasonings. Adding 0.05 g of saccharin per kg of finishing pig diet can increase the average daily gain of pigs by 6.4% and reduce feed consumption by about 5%. Adding 60 ppm of saccharin to the diet of lactating sows can prevent anorexia and excessive

Pigs have a well-developed sense of taste, with as many as 15,000 taste cells in the oral cavity. Adding seasonings (flavoring agents) to feed can promote the secretion of the salivary glands, gastric glands and pancreas, increase feed intake, and promote growth and development. At present, the following seasonings are used more often:

Sweet seasonings. Adding 0.05 g of saccharin per kg of finishing pig diet can increase the average daily gain of pigs by 6.4% and reduce feed consumption by about 5%. Adding 60 ppm of saccharin to the diet of lactating sows can prevent anorexia and excessive loss of body condition during lactation, and increase the milk production rate.

Umami seasonings. If pigs are fed wet mixed feed, adding 300 ppm of monosodium glutamate (MSG) to the pig diet can increase the average daily gain by 5%-8%; feeding pigs the waste residue left after extracting MSG can increase the average daily gain by more than 4.5% and reduce the feed-to-gain ratio by 15%, significantly improving economic benefits.

Pungent seasonings. There are many types of pungent seasonings, and the commonly used ones are garlic, chili pepper and black pepper. Garlic can increase appetite, help digestion, and kill bacteria and parasites; chili pepper can promote fat metabolism and improve blood circulation; black pepper stimulates the sense of taste, promotes appetite, and improves digestion. Garlic powder is generally added at 0.2%-0.5% in piglet feed, and chili pepper powder can be added at 0.3%-0.4% in finishing pig diets.

Aromatic seasonings. Adding aromatic feed to the pig diet does not mean adding only aromatic agents, but mainly adding aromatic feeds such as fat and oils. Adding 2.6%, 5.2% and 8% fat to the finishing pig diet resulted in average daily gains of 732 g, 750 g and 768 g respectively, with feed-to-gain ratios of 3.1:1, 3.12:1 and 2.98:1 respectively, while the control group without added fat had an average daily gain of 709 g and a feed-to-gain ratio of 3.58:1.

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