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MIRELES, S.; LY, J.; CARO, Y.  y  GRAGEOLA, F.. Foliage of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth for feeding pigs. 1. Indices of consumption pattern and productive behavior. Revista bio ciencias [online]. 2020, vol.7, e940.  Epub 28-Abr-2021. ISSN 2007-3380.  https://doi.org/10.15741/revbio.07.e940.

Acceptability indexes and food consumption pattern were measured in diets of type B sugarcane molasses and soybean meal, made with variable levels (0, 5, 10 and 15 %) of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth foliage meal, were offered in a completely randomized way to 32 pigs of 30 kg live weight. When treatments were compared with each other, some depression in acceptability with the 15 % diet of albizia was found (p = 0.039). The speed of intake and meal size decreased as the inclusion of albizia foliage increased (p < 0.01). Visits to the feeder (p = 0.007) and time eating increased (p = 0.001) as the meal content of this foliage in the feed increased. It is suggested that albizia foliage meal does not appear to contain substances that inhibit voluntary feed intake, at least in diets with sugar cane molasses, which may determine substantial changes in the acceptability and pattern of feed consumption of pigs.

Palabras llave : Pig; tree foliage; voluntary feed intake; sugar cane molasses.

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