AGRICULTURE NEWS - Including leguminous leaf meal in a pig’s diet can reduce the proportion of soya bean normally used.
Acacia leaves, for example, have a relatively high crude protein (CP) and
favourable mineral concentration.
A South African study evaluated the nutritive value of Acacia leaf meals and found that finisher pigs fed incremental levels of Acacia tortilis leaf meal showed an increase in both average daily feed intake (ADFI) and average daily gain (ADG).
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly
