
The University of Newcastle is working with BQP, BOCM Pauls and BPEX on this two-year project which started in August 2010.
The aim is to establish whether dietary P can be reduced below current commercial norms without negative effects on pig health and reproductive performance and, at the same time, reduce diffuse pollution of P to the environment via manure and effluent.
So far five breeding farms have been selected to take part in the experiments; all of them are in a catchment sensitive farming area. Three dietary P levels will be tested for their effect on sows during the dry period and pregnancy.
Treatment A – Industry standard diet
Treatment B – BSAS standard diet
Treatment C – Low P diet where P level is reduced by 22 % in relation to BSAS Standard
A further two finishing farms have been selected for the experiments and will be looking at finishing pigs from 40 – 100kg. Results from these experiments will be reported on in the future.
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