A comparison between two different finishing systems for swine

Authors

  • Mércia de Andrade Rocha
  • Carlos Alberto Meneguelli
  • Amaury Cavalcanti de Souza Moreira
  • Júlio Calvelli Alvarenga
  • Therezinha de Almeida Oliveira Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1974.v9.17168

Keywords:

Hampshire, confinement, pasturing

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at the Instituto de Pesquisa Agronecuária do Centro-Sul (IPEACS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to compare two systems of finishing swine. One group was fattened on pasture, while the other was raised in confinement. Twenty-four weaned Hampshire pigs were used in a randomized block design four replications per treatment. The animals raised in pasture took fewer days to reach a market weight of 90 kg (171 days) than raised in confinement (187 days). Total ration consumed was significantly higher (P < .01) for the group on pasture. Pigs fed on pasture were significantly (P < .05) more efficient at converting feed than those in confinement. Although the pasture fed pigs tended to gain more rapidly, this difference was not statistically significant.

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How to Cite

Rocha, M. de A., Meneguelli, C. A., Moreira, A. C. de S., Alvarenga, J. C., & Lima, T. de A. O. (2014). A comparison between two different finishing systems for swine. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 9(3), 29–31. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1974.v9.17168

Issue

v.9, n.3, 1974: Série Zootecnia

Section

ERRATA