Utilização do grão do milheto (Pennisetm americanun L., Leeke) em rações para suínos na fase de crescimento

Abstract

A triai was carried out in order to evaluate lhe inclusion of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanun) in swine growing rations 20 Agroceres-PIC cross-bred swine weighing about 25,00 kg and fed rations wilh different leveis of millet (O, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) in substitution ofthe digesttble energy fumished by com. Toe experimental design used was lhe completely randomized wilh 5 replacing leveis. Wilh lhe results obtained in this experiment, it' s concluded that lhe completely substitution of com by millet is possible to be used in swine growing rations.