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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Growth Performance, Carcass Quality and Gut Microbiome of Finishing Stage Pigs Fed Formulated Protein-Energy Nutrients Balanced Diet with Banana Agro-Waste Silage.

Lan-Szu Chou, Chih-Yu Lo, Chien-Jui Huang, Hsien-Juang Huang, Shen-Chang Chang, Brian Bor-Chun Weng, Chia-Wen Hsieh

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7 authors.

Lan-Szu ChouDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.
Chih-Yu LoDepartment of Food Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7815-3942
Chien-Jui HuangDepartment of Plant Medicine, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4987-6439
Hsien-Juang HuangSouthern Region, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Pingtung 912, Taiwan.
Shen-Chang ChangSouthern Region, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Pingtung 912, Taiwan.
Brian Bor-Chun WengDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8994-4750
Chia-Wen HsiehDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1188-1934

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of fermented banana agro-waste silage (BAWS) in finishing diets for KHAPS pigs (Duroc × MeiShan hybrid). BAWS was produced via 30 days of anaerobic fermentation of disqualified banana fruit, pseudostem, and wheat bran, doubling crude protein content and generating short-chain fatty acids, as indicated by a satisfactory Flieg's score. Thirty-six pigs were assigned to control (0%), 5%, or 10% BAWS diets formulated to meet NRC nutritional guidelines. Over a 70-day period, BAWS inclusion caused no detrimental effects on growth performance, carcass traits, or meat quality; a transient decline in early-stage weight gain and feed efficiency occurred in the 10% group, while BAWS-fed pigs demonstrated reduced backfat thickness and increased lean area. Fore gut microbiome analysis revealed reduced

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banana agro-wastecarcass qualityCOG annotationgrowth performancegut microbiotapigssilagesustainable feed

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