Effects of Fermented Canola Meal on Nursery Pigs from a Six-Week Feeding Trial

A six-week feeding trial investigated the effects of Bacillus subtilis-fermented canola meal on nursery pigs. The study, authored by Li, Boning and hosted on Borealis Harvested Dataverse, recorded individual body weight and weekly feed intake across four diet treatments. Results include changes in nutrient composition, feed conversion ratio, and ileal gene expression for pro-inflammatory markers.

Use Cases

• Modeling growth performance based on recorded body weight and feed intake data.
• Analyzing the impact of fermentation on anti-nutritional factors like phytic acid and glucosinolates.
• Investigating correlations between feed composition and immune response based on ileal gene expression data.
• Comparing feed efficiency metrics like average daily gain and feed conversion ratio across different diet treatments.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled six-week feeding trial with four distinct diet treatments.
• Description includes specific measured outcomes such as phytic acid reduction, improved crude protein, and changes in feed conversion ratio.
• Study design includes a two-week post-treatment phase to assess residual effects.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Experimental feeding trial with recorded body weight and feed intake.

Time Range

The study period likely corresponds to the six-week trial duration, but specific dates are not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 04:11:08; freshness should be verified.

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