| hree experiments were conducted to evaluate gestation (G) management practices employed to enhance the average daily feed intake (ADFI) of sows in lactation (L). In Experiment 1, thirty York x Landrace (YxL) gilts were assigned to a corn-soybean meal (control), a corn-soybean meal-wheat: straw (WS), or a corn-soybean meal-soybean hull (SBH) G diet for three parities. Animals within each treatment were offered the same daily amount of metabolizable energy, crude protein, lysine, calcium, and phosphorus. During L, all sows had ad libitum access to the same diet. The ADFI of SBH and WS sows was greater (P... |
