THE INFLUENCE OF DAMAGED MAIZE IN FEED MIXTURES OF THE GAIN AND FEED CONVERSION OF FATTENING PIGS

Investigations on the possibility of using damaged maize in feed mixtures for fattening pigs were carried out on four equal groups of early weaned pigs. The groups differed according to the proportion of healthy or defective maize in the feed mixtures. The control group (I) was given a feed mixture containing normal, healthy maize, the proportion of which in the mixture was taken as index 100. In groups II, III and IV normal maize in the feed mixtures was replaced with 25, 75 or 100 per cent defective maize. The experiment allowed the following conclusions:- The average daily gain throughout fattening was the highest in group I, which received a feed mixture with healthy maize, and the lowest in group IV, which was fed on defective maize. The established differences between groups I, II and III in comparison with group IV appear statistically justified (P