REPLACEMENT OF FISH MEAL WITH SHRIMP WASTE MEAL IN WEANER PIG RATION

Abstract

The replacement value of shrimp waste meal (SWM) for fish meal (FM) at four replacement levels (0, 33, 66 and 100 %) was tested in a feeding trial with sixteen Large White x Duroc pigs with initial live weight of 10.00 + 0.34 kg. The diets were isonitrogenous and iso-caloric with 20 5 crude protein and 2,700 kcal MElkg diet. SWM at 100 % replacement level in the diet depressed (P < 0.05) the average final live weight, daily weight gain and feed efficiency ratio. There were no significant differences in the measured parameters among 0, 33 and 66 % SWM diets. No mortality was recorded. This study suggests that SWM could replace FM up to 66 % (on weight basis) in weaner pig rations without any adverse effect on performance.