Effect of feeding different levels of jaggery filter cake on blood biochemical and mineral profile in Yorkshire pigs

Abstract

Jaggery filter cake (JFC) is a good unconventional source of energy as well as minerals. An experiment was conducted using 30 Large White Yorkshire piglets (3 ½ month old), randomly divided and maintained on 5 dietary treatment groups, viz. group 1, concentrate only; group 2, concentrate +250 g JFC; group 3, concentrate +500 g JFC; group 1V, concentrate +750 g JFC and group V, ad lib. JFC only to observe blood biochemical and mineral profile. Jaggery filter cake supplemention was increased in the ratio of 50: 100: 150 g in group 2, 3, 4 respectively, every fortnight during growing stage and every week during finishing stage. To study the biochemical parameters, blood samples were collected at 0 day, 61st day and 121st day of feeding trail. The plasma glucose concentration of group 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ranged from 87.68 to 93.88 mg/dl. Glucose concentration was increased at the end of finishing stage as compared to growing stage in all the treatments. A significant (P<0.01) difference was found between group 2 and 3 and group 3 and 4. Plasma total protein value did not show any trend in the subsequent growing stage and finishing stage. Plasma A: G ratio ranged from 0.66 to 0.71 which did not differ significantly between different treatment groups. A: G ratio increased in all the treatment groups and control. Thus, supplementation of JFC along with concentrate or sole feeding of JFC did not affect plasma biochemical parameters and did not cause any adverse effect on the mineral profiles.