
%0 Journal Article
%A Davies, RL 
%T Field peas as a feed for growing and finishing pigs. 2. Effects of substituting peas for meat meal or fish meal in conventional diets
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1984/12/01
%V 24
%N 127
%P 507-511
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9840507
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9840507 
%X In three experiments the effects of substituting field peas (Pisum sativum) for meat meal and/or fish meal in diets fed to growing and finishing pigs were studied. The inclusion of up to 28% peas in growing and finishing diets did not affect the digestible energy intake of pigs fed at up to 3.5 times their maintenance energy requirement. When peas comprised 53% of a diet fed to growing pigs, intake was depressed by 8%. With the exception of this diet, responses were consistent with changes in dietary lysine. It is concluded that, at up to about 40% of the diet, the lysine and energy value of field peas to growing and finishing pigs is consistent with analysed levels of these nutrients. 
