Evaluation of daily individual feeding systems or group in phases for growing pigs in tropical climate

• Grant number: 14/26639-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): April 01, 2015
• Effective date (End): March 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry - Animal Nutrition and Feeding
• Principal Investigator: Luciano Hauschild
• Grantee: Natália dos Santos Fanelli
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 12/03781-0 - Sustainable precision feeding systems (PFS) for swine and poultry: estimating real-time individual nutrient requirements (pigs) and evaluation of the PFS (pigs and poultry), AP.JP

Abstract

This project aims to study the daily individual feeding and phase system feeding (three phases) in phase growing for pigs. Treatments consist of a three-phase feeding program (3FAB) with 28 days duration and each phase a daily feeding individual program (PID). Treatments consist of a three-phase feeding program (3FAB) with 28 days duration each phase a daily feeding individual program (PID). The treatments will be tested in precision feeding system, using the AIPF feeder (Automated Intelligent Precision Feeder) purchased through project young researcher FAPESP (2012 / 0781-0). The variables, average daily intake (ADI), average daily gain (ADG) and relationship between gain and intake (feed efficiency) will be obtained daily through the AIPF equipment. This project will improve understanding of the individual response related to the performance of pigs and establish the advantages of precision feeding system when compared with the conventional system. (AU)