ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2006, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (S1): 177-180. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2006.z1.042

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The Effect of Dietary Starch Source on the Nitrogen Metabolism

ZHANG Jun1,2, LI Tie-jun1, BIN Shi-yu3, HUANG Rui-lin1, ZHANG Ping1, YIN Yu-long1, LIU Zhao-jin1,2   

  1. 1. Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China;
    2. The Great School of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China;
    3. College of Life Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
  • Received:2006-05-10 Published:2006-12-31

Abstract: A feeding trail covered 21 d and a 4×4 Latin square design metabolism experiment using 4 (ABW (8.8±1.0) kg) 28 d Duroc×Landrace×Yordshire crossbreed weaning pigs were conducted to study the effect of dietary starch source on the nitrogen metabolism. The results showed that corn diet enhanced whole body protein deposition. Stick rice starch increased urine nitrogen (UN) excretion, and had lower total nitrogen utilization rate than corn starch (P<0.05). The lower weight gain of stick starch was mainly effected by the lower feed utilization rate. Resistant starch (RS) significantly increased faucal nitrogen (FN) excretion, reduced UN excretion, and decreased apparent digestibility of nitrogen.

Key words: Starch source, Weaning pig, Nitrogen metabolism

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ZHANG Jun, LI Tie-jun, BIN Shi-yu, HUANG Rui-lin, ZHANG Ping, YIN Yu-long, LIU Zhao-jin. The Effect of Dietary Starch Source on the Nitrogen Metabolism[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2006, 21(S1): 177-180. doi: 10.3321/j.issn:1000-7091.2006.z1.042.