Thorn tree leaves: a nutritious grain substitute in pig feed
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 leaf meals and found that finisher pigs fed incremental levels of leaf meal showed an increase in both average daily feed intake (ADFI) and average daily gain (ADG).
