Effects of dietary xylanase plus ß-glucanase levels on total-tract nutrient and energy digestibility and N balance of growing pigs fed diets containing corn distillers dried grains.

The addition of corn distillers dried grains (corn-DDG) to pig diets has been limited due to concerns about fiber content. The aim of the present study was to determine the metabolizable energy of corn-DDG (Exp. I) and the dose-response effects of dietary xylanase plus ß-glucanase on the nutrient and energy digestibility of growing pigs fed diets containing 25% corn-DDG (Exp. II). Pigs in individual cages were subjected to feeding periods of 5 days for voluntary feed intake quantification followed by 5 days for collection of feces and urine. In Exp. I, 10 castrated male pigs with 61.10 ± 3.25 kg BW distributed in a randomized complete block design experiment with five replications were fed a reference diet or a test diet (75% reference diet plus 25% corn-DDG). In Exp. II, 10 castrated male pigs with 29.69 ± 3.57 kg BW distributed in a Latin square design (two squares with four replicates in time) experiment were fed with 5 dietary xylanase plus ß-glucanase levels (0, 50, 100, 200, or 400 mg/kg) added to diets formulated with 25% corn-DDG. The corn-DDG had 26.5% crude protein, 5.94% ether extract, 55.5% neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and 4.248 kcal/kg gross energy. The metabolizable energy of corn-DDG was 3.657 ± 189 kcal/kg. Increasing dietary xylanase plus ß-glucanase quadratically influenced (P < 0.05) the NDF digestibility and digestible energy in growing pigs fed diets containing 25% corn-DDGS. Compared to the control, dietary xylanase plus ß-glucanase addition increased digestibility and reduced metabolizability of crude protein. The addition of dietary xylanase plus ß-glucanase to growing pig diets containing corn-DDG increased NDF digestibility, allowing for additional dietary energy and protein availability.

Apparent digestibility of protein and essential aminoacids from commonly used feed ingredients in Brazil for juvenile shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

- This study determined the apparent digestibility for crude protein (ACPD) and essential aminoacids (AEAAD) of ingredients for Litopenaeus vannamei fed diets containing soy protein concentrate (SPC), corn gluten meal (CGM), poultry byproduct meal (PBM), meat and bone meal (MBM), hydrolyzed feather meal (HFM), spray-dried blood meal (DBM), tilapia byproduct meal (TBM), Brazilian marine fish meal (BFM), salmon byproduct meal (SLM), and krill meal (KRM). Digestibility was estimated using chromic oxide as a marker in a reference (REF) mixture. Shrimp of 6-8 g body weight were reared over three separate experimental stages lasting 29-30 days each. Shrimp survival exceeded 96% and was unaffected by test ingredient. The ACPD ranged from 66.7% for a diet containing DBM to 84.2% for the REF diet. Higher ACPD were observed for aquatic compared with plant and terrestrial animal byproducts. Aside from SPC (79.3%), ACPD for CGM was low at 47.5%. Among terrestrial animal byproducts, ACPD was higher for MBM compared with PBM, DBM, and HFM (71.2, 62.8, 48.6, and 45.9%, respectively). With the exception of BFM (59.7%), ACPD for all other aquatic proteins was high (KRM, 84.3%; TBM, 83.3%; SLM, 78.9%). Aquatic proteins have higher crude protein (CP) and essential aminoacid (EAA) digestibility for shrimp. Ingredients SLM, SPC, TBM, and KRM are preferable in feeds for the whiteleg shrimp since they carry a high CP and EAA content (>600 g kg−1) combined with ADC near or in excess of 80%.(AU)

Digestibilidade, taxa de retenção proteica e excreção de amônia em juvenis de robalo-peva (Centropomus parallelus) alimentados com rações com diferentes níveis de proteína / Digestibility, protein retention rate and ammonia excretion in juvenile fat snook (Centropomus parallelus) fed with different protein levels

The aim of this study was to determine the level of dietary crude protein (CP) (480, 400, 440, 520 and 560g kg-1) in rations for juvenile II fat snook (Centropomus parallelus) that best promotes protein absorption and lower excretion of nitrogenous products. Three experiments were conducted: the first assessed the protein retention rate; the second evaluated ammonia excretion; and the third determined the best digestibility coefficient. The estimated protein retention rate showed a positive quadratic response to dietary CP with maximum retention at the 510.20g kg-1 protein level, and increasing levels of protein resulted in a greater total ammonia excretion rate in water. The mean apparent protein digestibility coefficient values increased with increasing levels of dietary protein up to 520g kg-1, where they stabilized. As determined by regression, the level of dietary CP that promotes the best digestibility was 495.62g kg-1.

O objetivo da pesquisa foi determinar o nível de proteína bruta na dieta (400, 440, 480, 520 e 560g kg-1), nas rações de juvenis II de robalo-peva (Centropomus parallelus), que promove melhor absorção de proteína e menor excreção de produtos nitrogenados. Foram realizados três experimentos. O primeiro avaliou a taxa de retenção de proteína, o segundo a excreção de amônia, e o terceiro determinou o melhor coeficiente de digestibilidade. Os dados foram analisados por meio de regressão exponencial. A taxa de retenção proteica, calculada pela equação, apresentou efeito quadrático positivo e o máximo de retenção com 510,20g kg-1 de proteína na dieta. O aumento dos níveis de proteína resultou em maiores taxas de excreção de amônia total na água. Os valores médios dos coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente da proteína foram aumentando com o aumento da proteína dietética até o nível de 520g kg-1 onde se estabilizou. O nível de proteína bruta na dieta, determinado pela equação de regressão, que promove a melhor digestibilidade é de 495,62g kg-1.

Digestibilidade, taxa de retenção proteica e excreção de amônia em juvenis de robalo-peva (Centropomus parallelus) alimentados com rações com diferentes níveis de proteína / Digestibility, protein retention rate and ammonia excretion in juvenile fat snook (Centropomus parallelus) fed with different protein levels

The aim of this study was to determine the level of dietary crude protein (CP) (480, 400, 440, 520 and 560g kg-1) in rations for juvenile II fat snook (Centropomus parallelus) that best promotes protein absorption and lower excretion of nitrogenous products. Three experiments were conducted: the first assessed the protein retention rate; the second evaluated ammonia excretion; and the third determined the best digestibility coefficient. The estimated protein retention rate showed a positive quadratic response to dietary CP with maximum retention at the 510.20g kg-1 protein level, and increasing levels of protein resulted in a greater total ammonia excretion rate in water. The mean apparent protein digestibility coefficient values increased with increasing levels of dietary protein up to 520g kg-1, where they stabilized. As determined by regression, the level of dietary CP that promotes the best digestibility was 495.62g kg-1.(AU)

O objetivo da pesquisa foi determinar o nível de proteína bruta na dieta (400, 440, 480, 520 e 560g kg-1), nas rações de juvenis II de robalo-peva (Centropomus parallelus), que promove melhor absorção de proteína e menor excreção de produtos nitrogenados. Foram realizados três experimentos. O primeiro avaliou a taxa de retenção de proteína, o segundo a excreção de amônia, e o terceiro determinou o melhor coeficiente de digestibilidade. Os dados foram analisados por meio de regressão exponencial. A taxa de retenção proteica, calculada pela equação, apresentou efeito quadrático positivo e o máximo de retenção com 510,20g kg-1 de proteína na dieta. O aumento dos níveis de proteína resultou em maiores taxas de excreção de amônia total na água. Os valores médios dos coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente da proteína foram aumentando com o aumento da proteína dietética até o nível de 520g kg-1 onde se estabilizou. O nível de proteína bruta na dieta, determinado pela equação de regressão, que promove a melhor digestibilidade é de 495,62g kg-1.(AU)

Digestibility, protein retention rate and ammonia excretion in juvenile fat snook (Centropomus parallelus) fed with different protein levels / Digestibilidade, taxa de retenção proteica e excreção de amônia em juvenis de robalo-peva (Centropomus parallelus) alimentados com rações com diferentes níveis de proteína

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine the level of dietary crude protein (CP) (480, 400, 440, 520 and 560g kg-1) in rations for juvenile II fat snook (Centropomus parallelus) that best promotes protein absorption and lower excretion of nitrogenous products. Three experiments were conducted: the first assessed the protein retention rate; the second evaluated ammonia excretion; and the third determined the best digestibility coefficient. The estimated protein retention rate showed a positive quadratic response to dietary CP with maximum retention at the 510.20g kg-1 protein level, and increasing levels of protein resulted in a greater total ammonia excretion rate in water. The mean apparent protein digestibility coefficient values increased with increasing levels of dietary protein up to 520g kg-1, where they stabilized. As determined by regression, the level of dietary CP that promotes the best digestibility was 495.62g kg-1.

RESUMO: O objetivo da pesquisa foi determinar o nível de proteína bruta na dieta (400, 440, 480, 520 e 560g kg-1), nas rações de juvenis II de robalo-peva (Centropomus parallelus), que promove melhor absorção de proteína e menor excreção de produtos nitrogenados. Foram realizados três experimentos. O primeiro avaliou a taxa de retenção de proteína, o segundo a excreção de amônia, e o terceiro determinou o melhor coeficiente de digestibilidade. Os dados foram analisados por meio de regressão exponencial. A taxa de retenção proteica, calculada pela equação, apresentou efeito quadrático positivo e o máximo de retenção com 510,20g kg-1 de proteína na dieta. O aumento dos níveis de proteína resultou em maiores taxas de excreção de amônia total na água. Os valores médios dos coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente da proteína foram aumentando com o aumento da proteína dietética até o nível de 520g kg-1 onde se estabilizou. O nível de proteína bruta na dieta, determinado pela equação de regressão, que promove a melhor digestibilidade é de 495,62g kg-1.

Digestibilidade intestinal in vitro da proteína de coprodutos da indústria do biodiesel / Intestinal protein digestibility of by-products from biodiesel industry

Determinou-se a digestibilidade intestinal (DI) da proteína de vários coprodutos do biodiesel nas formas de farelo e torta. Foram avaliados oito coprodutos: tortas e farelos de pinhão manso, nabo forrageiro, tremoço, algodão. Os coprodutos foram incubados no rúmen por 16 horas, e os resíduos não degradados no rúmen submetidos à digestão enzimática com solução de pepsina e pancreatina para a determinação da DI. Ainda, nos resíduos da incubação ruminal, foram determinadas: degradabilidade da matéria seca (DR), proteína degradável no rúmen (PDR) e proteína não degradável no rúmen (PNDR). A digestibilidade intestinal da proteína para os coprodutos do biodiesel variou de 2,4 a 48,6%. Todos os coprodutos avaliados caracterizaram-se como alimentos de alto teor proteico, sendo considerados de alta PDR, e apresentaram baixa digestibilidade intestinal da proteína. A DI da proteína dos coprodutos do biodiesel na forma de torta foi maior em comparação com a dos farelos. A torta e o farelo de algodão apresentaram os maiores coeficientes de DI.

The objective of this research was to determine intestinal protein digestibility (ID) of some biodiesel by-products in the form of cakes and the meals. Eight by-products were: cakes and meals of physic nut, turnip, lupine, cotton cake, cottonseed meal. The by-products were incubated in the rumen for 16 hours, were the undegradable rumen residues were submitted to enzymatic digestion with pepsin and pancreatin solution for the determination of ID. In the incubation residues the following was also determined: dry matter degradability (RD), rumen degradable protein (RDP) and rumen undegradable protein (RUP). The intestinal protein digestibility of biodiesel by-products ranged from 2.4 to 48.6%. All the by-products evaluated in this study were characterized as high protein sources and were considered high-RDP. The by-products presented low intestinal protein digestibility. The ID protein of biodiesel by-products was higher in the cakes than the meals. The by-products evaluated, the cottonseed cake and meal presented the highest ID coefficients.

Effects of different sampling intervals on apparent protein and energy digestibility of common feed ingredients by juvenile oscar fish (Astronotus ocellatus) - doi: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v34i2.10541

This study evaluated the apparent protein and energy digestibility of common feed ingredients (soybean meal, fish meal, wheat meal and corn) by juvenile oscars using two different sampling intervals (30 min. and 12h). The 160 juvenile oscar fish tested (22.37 ± 3.06 g BW) were divided into four cylindrical plastic net cages, each one placed in a 1000 L feeding tank. The experiment was completely randomized in a 2 x 4 factorial design (2 feces collection intervals and 4 feed ingredients) with four replications. The statistical tests did not detect an interaction effect of sampling interval and type of ingredient on digestibility coefficients. Sampling interval did not affect protein and energy digestibility. The physical characteristics of juvenile oscar feces likely make them less susceptible to nutrient loss by leaching and can therefore be collected at longer intervals. Protein digestibility of the different ingredients was similar, showing that apparent digestibility of both animal and plant ingredients by juvenile oscars was efficient. Energy digestibility coefficients of fish meal and soybean meal were higher than those of wheat meal and corn. Carbohydrate-rich ingredients (wheat meal and corn) had the worst energy digestibility coefficients and are therefore not used efficiently by juvenile oscars.

Effects of different sampling intervals on apparent protein and energy digestibility of common feed ingredients by juvenile oscar fish (Astronotus ocellatus) - doi: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v34i2.10541

This study evaluated the apparent protein and energy digestibility of common feed ingredients (soybean meal, fish meal, wheat meal and corn) by juvenile oscars using two different sampling intervals (30 min. and 12h). The 160 juvenile oscar fish tested (22.37 ± 3.06 g BW) were divided into four cylindrical plastic net cages, each one placed in a 1000 L feeding tank. The experiment was completely randomized in a 2 x 4 factorial design (2 feces collection intervals and 4 feed ingredients) with four replications. The statistical tests did not detect an interaction effect of sampling interval and type of ingredient on digestibility coefficients. Sampling interval did not affect protein and energy digestibility. The physical characteristics of juvenile oscar feces likely make them less susceptible to nutrient loss by leaching and can therefore be collected at longer intervals. Protein digestibility of the different ingredients was similar, showing that apparent digestibility of both animal and plant ingredients by juvenile oscars was efficient. Energy digestibility coefficients of fish meal and soybean meal were higher than those of wheat meal and corn. Carbohydrate-rich ingredients (wheat meal and corn) had the worst energy digestibility coefficients and are therefore not used efficiently by juvenile oscars.

Effects of different sampling intervals on apparent protein and energy digestibility of common feed ingredients by juvenile oscar fish (Astronotus ocellatus) / Diferentes intervalos de coleta na determinação da digestibilidade aparente da proteína e da energia de ingredientes comuns para o apaiari (Astronotus ocellatus)

This study evaluated the apparent protein and energy digestibility of common feed ingredients (soybean meal, fish meal, wheat meal and corn) by juvenile oscars using two different sampling intervals (30 min. and 12h). The 160 juvenile oscar fish tested (22.37 ± 3.06 g BW) were divided into four cylindrical plastic net cages, each one placed in a 1000 L feeding tank. The experiment was completely randomized in a 2 x 4 factorial design (2 feces collection intervals and 4 feed ingredients) with four replications. The statistical tests did not detect an interaction effect of sampling interval and type of ingredient on digestibility coefficients. Sampling interval did not affect protein and energy digestibility. The physical characteristics of juvenile oscar feces likely make them less susceptible to nutrient loss by leaching and can therefore be collected at longer intervals. Protein digestibility of the different ingredients was similar, showing that apparent digestibility of both animal and plant ingredients by juvenile oscars was efficient. Energy digestibility coefficients of fish meal and soybean meal were higher than those of wheat meal and corn. Carbohydrate-rich ingredients (wheat meal and corn) had the worst energy digestibility coefficients and are therefore not used efficiently by juvenile oscars.

O presente estudo avaliou a digestibilidade aparente da proteína e da energia de ingredientes (farelo de soja, farinha de peixe, farelo de trigo e milho) por juvenis de apaiari (Astronotus ocellatus) usando dois diferentes intervalos de coleta (30 min. e 12h). Os 160 juvenis de apaiari utilizados (22,37 ± 3,06 g de peso corporal) foram divididos em quatro tanques rede plásticos e cilíndricos, cada um colocado em um tanque de alimentação de 1.000 L. O experimento foi inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 2 x 4 (2 intervalos de coleta de fezes e 4 ingredientes foram) com quatro repetições. Os testes estatísticos não detectaram efeito da interação entre o intervalo de coleta e tipo de ingrediente nos coeficientes de digestibilidade. O intervalo de coleta não afetou a digestibilidade da proteína e da energia. As características físicas das fezes dos juvenis de apaiari aparentemente as tornam menos sensíveis à perda de nutrientes por lixiviação, permitindo intervalos de coleta maiores. A digestibilidade da proteína dos ingredientes avaliados foi semelhante, mostrando que a digestibilidade aparente de ingredientes animais e vegetais por juvenis de apaiari é eficiente. Os coeficientes de digestibilidade da energia foram maiores para a farinha de peixe e o farelo de soja comparado a farelo de trigo e milho. Ingredientes ricos em carboidratos (farelo de trigo e milho) apresentaram os piores coeficientes de digestibilidade da energia e, portanto, não são usados eficientemente pelos juvenis de apaiari.

Digestibilidade intestinal in vitro da proteína de coprodutos da indústria do biodiesel / Intestinal protein digestibility of by-products from biodiesel industry

Determinou-se a digestibilidade intestinal (DI) da proteína de vários coprodutos do biodiesel nas formas de farelo e torta. Foram avaliados oito coprodutos: tortas e farelos de pinhão manso, nabo forrageiro, tremoço, algodão. Os coprodutos foram incubados no rúmen por 16 horas, e os resíduos não degradados no rúmen submetidos à digestão enzimática com solução de pepsina e pancreatina para a determinação da DI. Ainda, nos resíduos da incubação ruminal, foram determinadas: degradabilidade da matéria seca (DR), proteína degradável no rúmen (PDR) e proteína não degradável no rúmen (PNDR). A digestibilidade intestinal da proteína para os coprodutos do biodiesel variou de 2,4 a 48,6%. Todos os coprodutos avaliados caracterizaram-se como alimentos de alto teor proteico, sendo considerados de alta PDR, e apresentaram baixa digestibilidade intestinal da proteína. A DI da proteína dos coprodutos do biodiesel na forma de torta foi maior em comparação com a dos farelos. A torta e o farelo de algodão apresentaram os maiores coeficientes de DI.(AU)

The objective of this research was to determine intestinal protein digestibility (ID) of some biodiesel by-products in the form of cakes and the meals. Eight by-products were: cakes and meals of physic nut, turnip, lupine, cotton cake, cottonseed meal. The by-products were incubated in the rumen for 16 hours, were the undegradable rumen residues were submitted to enzymatic digestion with pepsin and pancreatin solution for the determination of ID. In the incubation residues the following was also determined: dry matter degradability (RD), rumen degradable protein (RDP) and rumen undegradable protein (RUP). The intestinal protein digestibility of biodiesel by-products ranged from 2.4 to 48.6%. All the by-products evaluated in this study were characterized as high protein sources and were considered high-RDP. The by-products presented low intestinal protein digestibility. The ID protein of biodiesel by-products was higher in the cakes than the meals. The by-products evaluated, the cottonseed cake and meal presented the highest ID coefficients.(AU)

Estimação por aproximação química dos teores de proteína indegradável insolúvel em detergente neutro em forragens tropicais / Estimation of undegradable neutral detergent insoluble protein in tropical forages by chemical approaching

A mathematical model was developed to predict the content of undegradable neutral detergent insoluble protein (UNDIP) from chemical characteristics of tropical forages. This study was based on a biological limitation of a previous model, which restricts the UNDIP estimates to values equals or higher than 1.34 percent of dry matter. The databank was formed by 540 samples of tropical forages used in cattle feeding (fresh forage and hay). The ratio of UNDIP on neutral detergent insoluble protein (NDIP) was chosen as response variable and the acid detergent insoluble protein (ADIP) as independent variable. The mathematical model was found to be exponential, assuming the formula: UNDIP = NDIP x e-(0,818+0.16764DIP) , in which all values are expressed on dry matter basis. It was observed that biological limitation of the previous model was eliminated, even though a low statistical improvement was obtained. The prediction of a biological parameter (UNDIP) from a chemical characteristic (ADIP) still have some restrictions and the estimates should be applied with caution in some situations. The main application of the model described above is estimate UNDIP contents when biological methods are not available.(AU)

Estimação por aproximação química dos teores de proteína indegradável insolúvel em detergente neutro em forragens tropicais / Estimation of undegradable neutral detergent insoluble protein in tropical forages by chemical approaching

A mathematical model was developed to predict the content of undegradable neutral detergent insoluble protein (UNDIP) from chemical characteristics of tropical forages. This study was based on a biological limitation of a previous model, which restricts the UNDIP estimates to values equals or higher than 1.34 percent of dry matter. The databank was formed by 540 samples of tropical forages used in cattle feeding (fresh forage and hay). The ratio of UNDIP on neutral detergent insoluble protein (NDIP) was chosen as response variable and the acid detergent insoluble protein (ADIP) as independent variable. The mathematical model was found to be exponential, assuming the formula: UNDIP = NDIP x e-(0,818+0.16764DIP) , in which all values are expressed on dry matter basis. It was observed that biological limitation of the previous model was eliminated, even though a low statistical improvement was obtained. The prediction of a biological parameter (UNDIP) from a chemical characteristic (ADIP) still have some restrictions and the estimates should be applied with caution in some situations. The main application of the model described above is estimate UNDIP contents when biological methods are not available.

Chemical composition, energy values and digestible protein of several swine feeds / Composição química, energética e proteína digestível de alguns alimentos para suínos

Proximal analysis, minerals, aminoacids, digestible dry matter (DDM). crude protein digestible coeficient (CPD), digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) of 21 ingredients utilized in swine nutrition were determined by metabolism assay. One hundred sixty eight Landrace x Large White barrows were used beign 84 with 29.3 ± 0,6 kg and 84 with 69.7 ± 0.5 kg. The method of total feces collection was used. The digestibility value of several feeds were influenced by the weight of the barrows. The average value of DE and ME (kcal/kg), expressed on dry matter basis were respectively: alfafa hay 2334 and 1965; babaçu nut meal 2254 and 2127; raw sweet potato 3272 and 2879; cashew nut 3665 and 3432; cashew nut pulp 1664 and 1539; fresh sugar cane juice 3993 and 3817; raw cara (Dioscorea alata) 3190 and 2958; bovine meat and bone meal 2734 and 2439; coconut meal 3433 and 3334; methyl esteres of soybean fatty acids 8458 and 7940; chicken fatty 7422 and 6942; lecithin soybean raw 7944 and 7149; dehydrated soybean milk 4892 and 4632; cassava scraps 3433 and 3134; corn starch 3951 and 3721; ground corn 3975 and 3629; ground corn cob 3226 and 2923; corn grain silage 4093 and 3809; autoclaved bone meal 828 and 688; fish meal 3989 and 3753 and soybean fatty acids residues 7252 and 6950.

De 21 alimentos utilizados na alimentação de suínos foram determinados, a análise proximal, os minerais (macro e micro), os aminoácidos, a matéria seca digestível (MSD), o coeficiente de digestibilidade da proteína bruta (CDPB), a energia digestível (ED) e a energia metabolizável (EM). Foram utilizados 168 suínos mestiços (landrace x large white) machos castrados, sendo 84 com 29,3 ± 0,6 kg e 84 com 69,7 ± 0,5 kg. O método utilizado foi o da coleta total de fezes com o uso do óxido férrico como marcador fecal. O valor de digestibilidade de alguns alimentos foi influenciado pelo peso dos suínos. As médias dos valores dos alimentos expressos na base de matéria seca para a ED e EM (kcal/kg), foram respectivamente de: 2334 e 1965 para o feno de alfafa; 2254 e 2127 para o farelo de babaçu; 3272 e 2879 para a batata doce in natura; 3665 e 3432 para a castanha de caju; 1664 e 1539 para a polpa do caju; 3993 e 3817 para o caldo de cana-de-açúcar; 3190 e 2958 para o cará in natura; 2734 e 2439 para a farinha de carne e ossos bovina; 3433 e 3334 para o farelo de coco; 8458 e 7940 para ésteres metílicos de ácidos graxos de soja; 7422 e 6948 para a gordura de aves; 7944 e 7149 para lecitina bruta de soja; 4892 e 4632 para o leite de soja desidratado; 3433 e 3134 para a raspa de mandioca residual; 3951 e 3721 para o amido de milho; 3975 e 3629 para o milho moído; 3226 e 2923 para o milh

Chemical composition, energy values and digestible protein of several swine feeds / Composição química, energética e proteína digestível de alguns alimentos para suínos

Proximal analysis, minerals, aminoacids, digestible dry matter (DDM). crude protein digestible coeficient (CPD), digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) of 21 ingredients utilized in swine nutrition were determined by metabolism assay. One hundred sixty eight Landrace x Large White barrows were used beign 84 with 29.3 ± 0,6 kg and 84 with 69.7 ± 0.5 kg. The method of total feces collection was used. The digestibility value of several feeds were influenced by the weight of the barrows. The average value of DE and ME (kcal/kg), expressed on dry matter basis were respectively: alfafa hay 2334 and 1965; babaçu nut meal 2254 and 2127; raw sweet potato 3272 and 2879; cashew nut 3665 and 3432; cashew nut pulp 1664 and 1539; fresh sugar cane juice 3993 and 3817; raw cara (Dioscorea alata) 3190 and 2958; bovine meat and bone meal 2734 and 2439; coconut meal 3433 and 3334; methyl esteres of soybean fatty acids 8458 and 7940; chicken fatty 7422 and 6942; lecithin soybean raw 7944 and 7149; dehydrated soybean milk 4892 and 4632; cassava scraps 3433 and 3134; corn starch 3951 and 3721; ground corn 3975 and 3629; ground corn cob 3226 and 2923; corn grain silage 4093 and 3809; autoclaved bone meal 828 and 688; fish meal 3989 and 3753 and soybean fatty acids residues 7252 and 6950.

De 21 alimentos utilizados na alimentação de suínos foram determinados, a análise proximal, os minerais (macro e micro), os aminoácidos, a matéria seca digestível (MSD), o coeficiente de digestibilidade da proteína bruta (CDPB), a energia digestível (ED) e a energia metabolizável (EM). Foram utilizados 168 suínos mestiços (landrace x large white) machos castrados, sendo 84 com 29,3 ± 0,6 kg e 84 com 69,7 ± 0,5 kg. O método utilizado foi o da coleta total de fezes com o uso do óxido férrico como marcador fecal. O valor de digestibilidade de alguns alimentos foi influenciado pelo peso dos suínos. As médias dos valores dos alimentos expressos na base de matéria seca para a ED e EM (kcal/kg), foram respectivamente de: 2334 e 1965 para o feno de alfafa; 2254 e 2127 para o farelo de babaçu; 3272 e 2879 para a batata doce in natura; 3665 e 3432 para a castanha de caju; 1664 e 1539 para a polpa do caju; 3993 e 3817 para o caldo de cana-de-açúcar; 3190 e 2958 para o cará in natura; 2734 e 2439 para a farinha de carne e ossos bovina; 3433 e 3334 para o farelo de coco; 8458 e 7940 para ésteres metílicos de ácidos graxos de soja; 7422 e 6948 para a gordura de aves; 7944 e 7149 para lecitina bruta de soja; 4892 e 4632 para o leite de soja desidratado; 3433 e 3134 para a raspa de mandioca residual; 3951 e 3721 para o amido de milho; 3975 e 3629 para o milho moído; 3226 e 2923 para o milh