Fibre supply for breeding sows and its effects on social behaviour in group-housed sows and performance during lactation

Table 2 Values of the WBC, viscosity and SC in %. In addition, the CF values of the feed components are shown. Sugar beet pulp, soybean hulls and grape pomace have overall high values and were selected for the FG on the basis of the measurement results and economic efficiency

Feed components	WBC %	Viscosity mPas	CF %	SC %
Alfalfa	589	1.19	27.76	338
Barley	323	1.61	4.43	188
Blue lupin	462	1.48	14.78	313
Broad bean	318	1.62	8.27	256
Corn	243	0.98	2.13	125
Corn germs	404	1.11	12.37	200
Corn meal	288	1.02	3.26	175
Linseed expeller^b	607	43.25	9.28	400
Grape pomace	422	1.46	16.67	188
Malt germs	778	1.07^a	15.37	313
Oat fibre	395	1.10	21.37	175
Peas	267	1.57	6.51	213
ProtiGrain®	374	1.51	6.77	225
Rape-seed meal	319	1.21	12.25	225
Soybean hulls	549	1.76	34.31	313
Soybean meal	418	1.46	5.15	363
Soybean meal	490	1.83	4.76	388
Soybean meal High Protein	420	1.35	3.92	250
Soyabeans	405	1.24	7.49	163
Sugar Beet pulp	989	1.22^a	12.78	675
Sunflower meal	450	1.23	21.81	363
Triticale	294	1.69	2.56	163
Wheat	258	1.50	2.80	150
Wheat bran	504	1.34	10.59	188
Wheat flour	331	1.86	4.07	175
Wheat middlings	683	1.36	12.10	188
White lupin	449	1.54	12.81	275
Yellow corn gluten	261	0.98	0.76	200

^aSampling at a ratio of 1:10 (dilution), as no result could be determined at a dilution of 1:5
^bmeasurement at 5 rpm

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