A performance trial was carried out to evaluate the nutritional and economic feasibility of growing-finishing pig diets with 60% of different pearl millets. Forty crossbreed pigs were used during growing (initial weight 30.3±2.9kg) and finishing (54.3±4.1kg) phases. Pigs were allotted in a randomized blocks design with 5 treatments, 4 blocs and 2 pigs per experimental unit. The treatments consisted in a corn-soybean meal and other 4 diets containing 60% of inclusion of different types of pearl millet (IAPAR, COMUM, BN2 and BN2S. The last is pearl millet BN2 in spikelets). There was not difference for types of pearl millet on daily feed intake, daily weight gain, feed: gain ratio and carcass traits. The results suggested that it is possible to use 60% of IAPAR, COMUM, BN2 and BN2S pearl millet in growing-finishing pig diets.
alternative feedstuffs; carcass traits; economic analysis; performance
