TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of Adding Spent Hen Meal in Pig Feeding AU - Jimenez, S.G. Bravo AU - Orozco-Hernandez, J.R. AU - Uribe-Gomez, J.J. AU - Fuentes Hernandez, V.O. AU - de la Torre, A. Aguilar AU - Navarro-Gonzalez, O.H. JO - Research Journal of Biological Sciences VL - 4 IS - 9 SP - 1045 EP - 1047 PY - 2009 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-8846 DO - rjbsci.2009.1045.1047 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.1045.1047 KW - Hen by-product KW -swine KW -production KW -pig feeding KW -SHM AB - The search for alternative proteinaceous ingredients for monogastric animals is a constant task for the producer. The continuous renewal of hen population in the poultry industry, generates a protein source of aminoacids that can be used in pig feeding. The objective of the trial was to assess the effect of increasing levels of a poultry by-product meal in pig feeding, from weaning to market weight. Eighty newly weaned pigs were separated into 5 animal group to assess the addition of 0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5% (dry matter basis) of a Spent Hen by-product Meal (SHM) to a sorghum-soybean meal in pigs. The intake was daily measured and the weight gain was calculated using initial and final measurements. The initial weight was used as co-variable for the gain. Most of the production parameters were negatively affected with the addition of SHM (p<0.05). Increasing the SHM in the diet may affect negatively some of the production parameters in pigs. ER -