The Effect of Level of Feeding and Supplementation with Sweet Potato Foliage on the Growth Performance of Pigs.

Abstract

Three groups of six pigs were fed one of three rations. The first group received ad libitum an 18 per cent crude protein grower ration. The second received the same ration up to a maximum of 1.82 kilogram ( 4 lb) daily, while the third group was also restricted to 1.82 kilograms daily but received ad libitum sweet potato foliage. Growth rate and food consumption were significantly increased by the high plane of nutrition, while food conversion ratio was significantly and adversely affected. Feeding sweet potato adversely affected both weight gain and food conversion ratio when compared to the restricted unsupplemented group. Neither of the differences reached
significance.