Rolls Royce performance in weaning piglets
Research at the University of Illinois, USA, has found HP 300 a stronger performer than both fishmeal and soya bean meal when it comes to protein digestibility. The study confirms that HP 300 is a high-value choice for healthy piglet growth.
Hamlet Protein stands out from the crowd
US study finds HP 300 a more efficient alternative to fishmeal and soya bean meal in piglet nutrition.
Weaning piglets, with their immature digestive systems, are dependent on a highly digestible diet to ensure their healthy growth. Now research by the well-reputed Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois has confirmed what a number of studies have already indicated: that HAMLET PROTEIN’s HP 300 easily outperforms fishmeal and soya bean meal for protein digestibility.
Indeed, HP 300 proved only slightly less digestible than casein, a premium protein present in skimmed milk powder, which is an occasional ingredient in piglet weaning feed.
Standardized ileal dig. (%) by weanling pigs of crude protein:
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Soya bean
meal
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Fermented
soya bean meal
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Fish meal
(Menhaden)
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Soya protein
isolate
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HP 300
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Casein
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80.3
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82.2
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85.0
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92.1
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92.2
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97.0
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Unique comparison
Hans Stein, associate professor and specialist in pig nutrition and production, supervised the study conducted by Masters student Sarah Cervantes-Pahm. A comparison of the ileal amino acid digestibility of soya bean and animal protein sources fed to piglets, the study was the first at the university to include a HAMLET PROTEIN product.
The study showed that, while the overall protein digestibility of fishmeal and soya bean meal was 85% and 80.3% respectively, the protein in HP 300 was 92.2% digestible.
“We do this type of study quite routinely in our group but we didn’t know what to expect from HP 300. We can definitely say that HP 300 is better digested than other proteins we have tested. Therefore I would say it has higher value for swine producers,” says Hans Stein.
Easy access to essential amino acids
High protein digestibility ensures the protein’s content of essential amino acids is readily bioavailable. Equally important, the volume of undigested protein transported to the colon is low, minimising opportunities for unfavourable gut microbes to develop.
“A highly digestible protein reduces the possibility that the animal will get diarrhoea,” Hans Stein remarks.
The key to healthy growth
Lars Sangill Andersen, Feed Application Manager at HAMLET PROTEIN, is satisfied with the study’s findings.
“Piglets that can digest protein without becoming ill are the ones that grow. This study confirms what we have long claimed: that HP 300 is a high-value protein with a Rolls-Royce performance compared to both fishmeal and soya bean meal.”
Hans Stein presented the study’s findings at the 2008 Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference in Indiana.
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HP 300 – for outstandingly healthy piglets:
• High protein digestibility
• Low risk of diarrhoea
• Efficient alternative to other animal and vegetable proteins
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