Interpretive Summary: Reduction of particle size of field peas (Pisum sativum L.) increases net energy and digestibility of starch when fed to growing pigs, but there is no difference in nutritional value between peas from the United States and peas from Canada
By: Jimena A Ibagon, Su A Lee, Diego A Rodriguez, C Martin Nyachoti, Hans H Stein
The objective of this research was to test the hypothesis that the particle size of field peas and the location where field peas are grown may affect the apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients and gross energy, concentrations of net energy (NE), the apparent ileal digestibility of starch, and the standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of crude protein (CP) and amino acids (AA). Results demonstrated that values for SID of CP and AA were not different among field peas grown in the United States and peas grown in Canada, and the SID of AA was not influenced by the particle size of field peas. The growing location of field peas did not affect the NE of diets, but an increase in NE was observed when the particle size of field peas was reduced from 678 to 457 or 265 µm.
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