Cottonseed peptides produced by dual degradation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and health status of growing-finishing pigs

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of cottonseed peptides from in vitro degradation with protease, Enterococcus faecalis ( E. faecalis ), or both on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and health status of pigs. We used four diets containing non-degraded, protease-degraded, E. faecalis -degraded, or both-degraded cottonseed meal at 20% for growing phase (6 wk) and 16% for finishing phase (7 wk), corresponding to barrows, with six replicates of six pigs each. Results showed that [...]