Livestock


Trials highlight benefits of hybrid


rye in pig diets • Big performance improvements • Reduces fat depth at P2 position • Welfare and gut health benefi ts


ybrid rye can be included in fi nishing pig diets at rates of up to 60%, according to UK trials to evaluate its use as an alter- native feedstuff.


H The trials were conducted as part of


a collaboration between plant breed- er KWS and feed manufacturer ABN. They focused on the value of hybrid rye in feed for fi nishing pigs from 36kg to 115kg live weight.


Starting in early 2020 and involv- ing about 4000 pigs, trials saw three different diets fed during three dis-


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tinct growth phases: 36kg-65 kg, 65kg- 85kg and from there to fi nishing at 115kg live weight.


Full results are expected after the trials conclude in September. But early results are signifi cant at a time when the sector is searching for sustainable raw materials, says ABN senior pig nu- tritionist Steve Jagger.


“The results look very encouraging,”


said ]Dr Jagger, who is leading the trial. Growth rate, feed intake and feed conversion showed no any signifi cant differences between treatments. But a


Rye has many benefi ts as an ingredient in pig feed, suggests the study


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