Avaliação da substituição de diferentes níveis de milho (Zea mays) pelo milheto (Pennisetum americanum) em rações para suínos na fase de terminação

Abstract

A triai was carried out in order to evaluate the inclusion of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanun) in swine finisher ration. Twenty cross-bred swine (Landrace x Large White) weighing 53,00kg had m their rations different leveis ofmillet (O, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) in substitution to the digestible energy fumished by com. The experimental design used was the completely randomized in a facto ri ai scheme ( 5 replacement leveis x 2 sexes). With the results obtained in this experiment, one may infer that the substitution of com by millet is possible to finisher swine rations.