Summary
This narrative review synthesises nutritional guidance for feeding wheat and wheat co-products (bran, middlings, millrun, shorts, red dog) to swine across all production stages. The authors document how deoxynivalenol contamination above 1 mg/kg in complete diet reduces ADG and ADFI substantially in nursery pigs (11% and 6% per mg/kg increase respectively) and more moderately in finishing pigs (2.7% and 2.6% respectively). The review concludes that wheat and co-products can be incorporated if energy and nutrient characteristics are carefully matched to production stage and diet formulation requirements.
UK applicability
The findings are relevant to UK swine producers, though application would require alignment with UK regulatory thresholds for mycotoxin contamination and any differences in wheat quality and co-product availability within British milling operations.
Key measures
Average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), energy value adjustments, DON contamination levels and thresholds
Outcomes reported
The review assessed the nutritional composition, energy value, and feeding guidelines for wheat and wheat co-products in swine diets across all production stages. It quantified the impact of deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination on growth performance metrics in nursery and finishing pigs.
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