02453nam a2200193Ia 4500999001700000003000400017005001700021008004100038082002000079100001800099245008100117260009500198502000900293520174200302700002702044856005602071942001202127952012002139  c26957d26957OSt20220901120946.0140128s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a636.084bMAD/NU  aMadhukumar U   aNutritive Evaluation Of Prawn Waste For Growth In Large White Yorkshire Pigs  a MannuthybDepartment of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciencesc2002  bMVSc3 aAn experiment was conducted to assess the nutritive 
value of prawn waste for growth in Large White Yorkshire pigs. 
Thirty female pigs with an average body weight of 
31.4 kg were divided into three equal groups as uniformly as 
possible with regard to age and body weight. The three groups of 
pigs were maintained on three different experimental diets viz., Tl 
control standard grower (16 per cent CP) and finisher ration (14 
per cent CP), T2 - 25 per cent of total protein in Tl replaced by 
protein from prawn waste and T 3 - 50 per cent of total protein in 
T 1 replaced by protein from prawn waste. 
The average daily gain recorded for the three groups 
T1, T2 and T3 were 385.5, 393.3 and 381.1 g respectively. The 
cumulative feed conversion efficiencies were 4.87, 4.73 and 4.89 for 
the groups T1, T2 and T3 respectively. 
The digestibility coefficients of nutrients were 
significantly higher in T2 for dry matter (p<0.05) and crude 
protein (p<O.Ol). Digestibility coefficient of nitrogen free extract 
was found significantly higher (p<O.Ol) for T3 than those for Tl 
 
and T2. The digestibility coefficients of crude fibre and ether 
extract were almost similar for all the three groups. 
Study of the carcass characteristics revealed that 
dressing percentage, carcass length, back fat thickness, loin eye 
area and ham weight were not significantly influenced by the 
inclusion of prawn waste at different levels. 
The cost of feed per kg weight gain of animals in 
different treatments Tl and T2 and T3 were Rs. 29.95, 23.84 and 
21.18 respectively. 
The above results indicate that, prawn waste can be 
used economically to replace the protein of the grower and finisher 
rations for pigs up to 50 per cent level. 

  aViswanathan TV (Guide)  uhttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810105627  2ddccTH  00102ddc4070aKAUCLVbKAUCLVcTHESESd2014-03-18l0o636.084 MAD/NUp172016r2014-03-18 00:00:00w2014-03-18yTH