Sugar in Pig Starters

Saccharin in baby pig nutrition

“…This was not so pronounced in the case of the meal form. However, the overall results were in harmony with those of Lewis et al, (1955)» Jensen et al (1955 and Hanson et al (195W inasmuch as the baby pig 1 s preference for some type of sweetness was concerned.…”

“…Pelleting also signifi cantly reduced the feed required per pound of gain. Lewis (1954) also showed that both gains and feed efficiency were improved as the level of cane sugar was increased from zero to 20 percent. Diaz et al (1956) showed that increased levels of refined cane sugar improved gains and feed .effi ciency.…”

“…The question has been raised as to whether the pig seeks out the preferred feed by his sense of smell or taste. Lewis et al (1955) used as many as 12 feeders per pen when doing palatability work with baby pigs. He made an interesting observation that each time after the feeders were randomly rearranged, the pigs would go around the pen, sometimes tasting and other times smelling the various starters, until they came to the pellets containing 20 percent sugar.…”

“…In preference studies, Lewis (1954) showed that when two or more starters were offered simultaneously the baby pig selected starters that contained sugar. The baby pigs con sumed an average of 85 pounds of starter ration when 10 rations containing 0, 5» 10, 15 or 20 percent sugar in meal or pellet form and two sugar-coated pelleted rations contain ing 10 or 20 percent sugar were offered simultaneously.…”

“…In a preference study with one week old pigs in which three starters, identical in composition, were offered simultaneously in meal, crumble and pellet form Lewis (1954) showed that crumbles and pellets were preferred to the meal.…”