N—甲基—D，L—天冬氨酸（NMA）对育肥猪生长激素基因表达的影响

以肥育猪为对象，探讨了日粮中添加50mg/kgN－甲基－D，L－天冬氨酸（NMA）对其生长激素（GH）基因表达的影响。结果表明，添加NMA后，肥育猪日增重提高了9．31％（P＜0．01）；料重比降低了7．16％（P＜0．02）；血清GH含量提高了92．54％（P＜0．01）；垂体GH－mRNA水平提高了153．03％（P＜0．01）；下丘脑cAMP水平降低了21．89％（P＜0．01）；腺垂体中cAMP水平升高88．57％（P＜0．05）。     

二丁酰环腺苷酸(dbcAMP)对猪生长及糖代谢的调控

通过皮下注射和饲料添加不同剂量二丁酰环腺苷酸（dbcAMP)进行饲养试验，研究其对猪生长和糖代谢调控的效果。结果表明：皮下注射1.0mg/kg和饲料添加20mg/kg为最佳调控剂量，在生长猪阶段，日增重分别提高13．61％和15．41％（P＜0．05）；料重比分别降低18．81％和19．10％（P＜0．01）；在肥育猪阶段日增重和料重比差异不显著（P＞0．05）。肥育猪肝糖原含量分别降低27．32％和27．18％（P＜0．05）；肌糖原含量分别降低28．79％和31．79％（P＜0．05）。血糖含量在生长猪和肥育猪阶段都明显提高（P＜0．05）。证明dbcAMP对猪的生长性能和糖代谢有明显调控作用。     

黄芪多糖对vAMV感染雏鸡SOD活性的影响

3日龄肉用AA雏鸡禽成髓细胞性白血病强毒（vAMV）人工感染后,禽成髓细胞性白血病（AMB）发病率86．7％、死亡率70．0％,脾脏、胸腺、法氏囊、心脏、肝脏、肾脏及性腺超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性与健康雏鸡相比,T－SOD和Mn－SOD活性于10日龄时明显升高（P＜0．01）,于17日龄后则显著降低（P＜0．05,P＜0．01）,而Cu,Zn－SOD活性无显著变化（P＞0．05）。vAMV感染雏鸡注射黄芪多糖,AMB发病率64．1％、死亡率是51．3％,同对照组相比,黄芪感染组的T－SOD、Mn－SOD及Cu,Zn－SOD活性初期无显著差异（P＞0．05）,中后期则明显升高（P＜0．05,P＜0．01）。     

米糠日粮添加酶制剂对雏鹅代谢激素和生化指标的影响

7日龄雏鹅32只，随机分成对照组和试验组，饲以米糠（占30％）基因日粮，试验组添加0.2%的酶制剂。试验期为7－21日龄。21日龄时采取血样，测定其激素含量和生化指标。结果显示，（1）与对照相比较，酶制剂使雏鹅血液胰岛素水平升高40．82％（P＜0．01），血糖水平升高4．76％（P＞0．05），胰高血糖素水平降低31．18％（P＜0．01），胰岛素与胰高血糖素的比值升高104．18％（P＜0．01）；（2）血浆谷丙转氨酶活性较对照升高38．39％（P＜0．05），尿酸浓度下降10．60％（P＜0．05）；（3）血浆T3水平较对照升高24．42％（P＜0．05），促甲状腺激素水平下降8．85％（P＞0．05）。以上结果表明，酶制剂通过解除饲料中阿拉伯木聚糖等的抗营养作用，能影响机体代谢激素水平，改变糖和蛋白质的代谢，从而促进雏鹅的生长。     

酶制剂对成年鹅血液中IGF-I、β-END及某些激素含量的影响

14只装有长久性翅静脉瘘管的成年鹅，自身对照。饲以大麦（占45％）基础日粮，试验期添加0．1％的Biokyowa粗酶制剂。经血管瘘管采血，分离血浆，用RIA法测定其中激素含量，结果如下：与对照期相比，粗酶制剂使血液中GH、IGF－Ⅰ和β－END的水平分别升高32．22％（P＜0．05），70．73％（P＜0．01）和35．21％（P＜0．01）；T3、T4水平分别高15．38％（P＜0．05）和14．97％（P＜0．05），T3／T4基本不变，TSH有升高的趋势。以上结果提示，粗酶制剂影响成年鹅的神经内分泌，改变血液中生长和代谢激素的水平，从而调节机体的新陈代谢。     

饲粮中添加稀土对生长肥育猪生产性能的影响

试验选用胎次、体重和日龄相近的杜长大三元杂交猪为试验动物,其中断奶仔猪58头,育成猪56头,肥育中猪34头,公母各半,随机将其分别分成试验组、对照组。试验组饲粮中添加0．1％稀土饲料添加剂,有机稀土水剂,饲粮稀土氧化物含量为75mg／kg。结果表明,断奶仔猪试验组平均日增重0．477kg,比对照组（0．388kg）提高了22．90％（P＜0.05）;育成猪试验Ⅰ组和试验Ⅱ组平均日增重分别为0．267和0．464kg,分别比对照Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组提高了20.27％（P＜0．05）和18．07％（P＜0．05）;肥育中猪试验组日增重0．720kg,比对照组提高了13．03％（P＜0．05）;各试验组饲料效率和经济效益均优于各对照组,生产性能明显改善。     

杆菌肽锌和喹乙醇对肉鸡生产性能的影响

选用600只1日龄艾维茵肉鸡,随机分成3组,每组2个重复。第1组基础日粮＋30×10－6杆菌肽锌,第2组基础日粮＋20×10－6喹乙醇,第3组喂基础日粮为对照组,试验期42天。结果表明,第1和第2组鸡全或平均日增重较第3组分别提高8．12％（P＜0．05）和6．49％（P＜0.05）,料肉比分别下降10．85％（P＜0．05）和9．43％（P＜0．05）,死亡率分别下降3.97个百分点（P＞O．05）和4.76个百分点（P＞0．05）。第1组与第2组相比各指标差异不显著（P＞0．05）。     

复合免疫刺激物——大肠杆菌苗的研制及效力测定

采用对比试验方法，以小白鼠为实验动物，进行了复合免疫刺激物－－大肠杆菌苗的研制及效力测定。结果表明：试验组菌苗的保护率为84．62％，高于对照组，氢氧化铝胶苗组53．85％（P＜0．05）、蜂胶佐剂苗组58．33％（P＜0．05）、空白对照组38．46％（P＜0．01）；试验组小白鼠的增重率为27．52％，高于对照组氢氧化铝胶苗组22．31％（P＜0．01）、蜂胶佐剂苗组23．98％（P＜0．01）、空白对照组17．22％（P＜0．01）；试验组免疫器官指数为8．01％，高于空白对照组7．67％（P＜0．01）与铝胶苗组7．96％（P＞0．05）。表明该复合免疫刺激物－－大肠杆菌苗的免疫效力较好，复合免疫刺激物具有较强的免疫增强力，是一种较好的免疫佐剂。     

饲喂脆茎全株水稻对生长肥育猪生长性能、养分消化和胴体品质的影响

体重相近的杜洛克生长母猪54头，随机分成3组（每组3个重复），研究脆茎全株水稻（3个水平0、10％和20％）用于生长肥育猪日粮，对猪的生长性能、养分消化、胴体品质和肉质的影响。结果表明，生长猪阶段（29～52kg）对照组、10％组和20％组的采食量、平均日增重和料重比均无显著差异（P〉0．05）。肥育猪阶段（54～85kg）采食量和平均日增重，20％组显著低于对照组（P〈0．01），10％组与对照组之间无显著差异（P〉0．05）；各组料重比均无显著差异（P〉0．05）。生长猪阶段10％组和20％组各种养分的消化率都低于对照组；而肥育猪阶段，两组NDF消化率显著低于对照组（P〈0．01），其它养分消化率与对照组无显著差异。与对照组相比，10％组和20％组屠宰率有所下降，而瘦肉率提高，眼肌面积增大，背膘厚降低，但差异均不显著（P〉0．05）。10％组和20％组的背最长肌蛋白含量增加，脂肪含量降低，其中20％组与对照组差异显著（P〈0．05）；滴水损失和大理石纹及肉色评分各组之间均无显著差异（P〉0．05），20％组宰后24h的pH，显著高于对照组（P〈0．01）。     

麦饭石、阿散酸合用对肥育猪促长作用

试验选择肥育猪84头，随机分成试验Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ和对照4个组，每组21头。对照组饲喂基础日粮，试验Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组在基础日粮中分别添加阿散酸、麦饭石和麦饭石──阿散酸混合剂。结果日增重分别比对照组高11.6％（P＜O．05）、7．5％（P＜O．05）和2O．5％（P＜0．01）；料肉比也高于对照组（P＜0．05）。试验I、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组猪平均每头每天比对照组多创收0．386、0．287和O．726元，效益可观。     

Ractopamine对大约克猪蛋白质和脂肪代谢的影响

用添加２０ｍｇ／ｋｇＲａｃｔｏｐａｍｉｎｅ的饲粮饲喂纯种大约克肥育猪，发现半腱肌ＤＮＡ含量降低１４％（Ｐ＜０．０１），ＲＮＡ含量升高７．７％（Ｐ＜０．０１），背最长肌ＤＮＡ含量下降７％（Ｐ＜０．０１），ＲＮＡ上升５．５％（Ｐ＜０．０１），且两种肌肉中的ＲＮＡ／ＤＮＡ均呈升高趋势；背最长肌中酪氨酸、苏氨酸和蛋氨酸含量分别降低２５％（Ｐ＜０．０５）、９％（Ｐ＜０．０１）和１７％（Ｐ＜０．０５），而甘氨酸和丙氨酸含量分别上升１５％（Ｐ＜０．０５）和８％（Ｐ＜０．０５），肝组织中天冬氨酸和异亮氨酸分别提高１１．６％（Ｐ＜０．０１）和１２％（Ｐ＜０．０１）；此外背最长肌肌原纤维的降解系数（ＭＦＩ）明显降低，血清尿素氮下降１６．６％（Ｐ＜０．０５）。同时还发现Ｒａｃｔｏｐａｍｉｎｅ使皮下脂肪中异柠檬酸脱氢酶活力降低２７％（Ｐ＜０．０１），血清脂肪酶活力升高１２．２％（Ｐ＜０．０５），血清胆固醇降低２３．５％（Ｐ＜０．０５）。上述结果显示：Ｒａｃｔｏｐａｍｉｎｅ可促进体内蛋白质的合成和脂肪的分解，而抑制蛋白质的降解和脂肪的合成     

Ractopamine对肥育期大约克猪胴体组成及肉质的影响

用含20mg/kg Ractopamine的饲粮饲喂纯种肥育期大约克猪(始重60 kg,终重90 kg),进行屠宰试验。胴体测定表明:添加Ractopamine明显改变了胴体组成,胴体瘦肉率提高3.53％(P<0.05)。其中半腱肌、背最长肌、半膜肌、股二头肌和腹侧锯肌重量分别增加10.7％(P<0.01)、9.1％(P<0.01)、7.4％(P<0.05)、7％(P<0.05)和4.5％(P<0.05);背最长肌面积增大6.5％(P<0.05);胴体脂肪率降低了3.21％(P<0.05),背膘厚度呈降低趋势,其中髻甲部降低9％(P<0.05)。肉质测定显示,眼肌肉色、大理石纹及失水率等内质指标对照组与试验组均无明显差异,但背最长肌粗蛋白含量提高2.8％(P<0.05),粗脂肪降低3.67％(P<0.01)。     

The effect of various levels of ractopamine hydrochloride on the performance and carcass characteristics of finishing swine

Six trials involving 888 pigs (Study 1) and three trials involving 360 pigs (Study 2) were conducted at various geographical locations in the U.S. and Canada to evaluate the effect of ractopamine hydrochloride on the performance and carcass characteristics of finishing swine. All trials were conducted using a randomized complete block design. Trial data were pooled within study for statistical analysis. Pigs averaged approximately 64.5 kg (Study 1) and 65.9 kg (Study 2) initially and had ad libitum access to a 16% crude protein corn-soybean meal or barley-soybean meal diet. Ractopamine was included in the diet at 0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20 or 30 ppm (Study 1), or at 0, 5, 10, 15 or 20 ppm (Study 2); diets were fed for an average of 45 d (Study 1) and 50 d (Study 2) to a final weight of about 104.3 kg (Study 1) and 106.6 kg (Study 2). Carcass dissection data were collected in three of the six trials in Study 1 (0, 5 and 20 ppm ractopamine) and in all three trials in Study 2 (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 ppm ractopamine). All ractopamine levels improved (P less than .05) ADG and feed: gain (Studies 1 and 2) above those of control pigs. Ractopamine levels of 10 to 30 ppm (Studies 1 and 2) improved (P less than .05) dressing percentage over controls. Pigs fed ractopamine at 5 and 20 ppm (Study 1) and 10, 15 and 20 ppm (Study 2) had increased (P less than .05) dissected leanness compared with controls.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

二丁酰环磷腺苷钙对肥育猪生长性能和血清生化指标的影响

本试验旨在研究二丁酰环磷腺苷钙对肥育猪生长性能和血清生化指标的影响。选取日龄和体重相近[(83.18±1.62)kg]、生长状况良好的"长×白×杜"三元杂交育肥猪18头,随机分成2组,每组9个重复。对照组饲喂基础饲粮,试验组在基础饲粮中添加40 mg/kg的二丁酰环磷腺苷钙。试验期30 d。结果显示,与对照组相比:1)饲粮中添加二丁酰环磷腺苷钙使肥育猪日增重提高了30.12 g(P0.05);2)饲粮中添加二丁酰环磷腺苷钙显著降低了肥育猪血清乳酸脱氢酶活性(P0.05),同时显著提高了血清中尿素的含量(P0.05);3)饲粮中添加二丁酰环磷腺苷钙显著降低了肥育猪血清非必需氨基酸中的丝氨酸、甘氨酸和天冬氨酸的含量(P0.05),同时显著提高了必需氨基酸中的苏氨酸、色氨酸、缬氨酸、苯丙氨酸和异亮氨酸的含量(P0.05)。以上结果表明,二丁酰环磷腺苷钙在一定程度上能改善肥育猪的生长性能,这可能与其促进氨基酸的代谢相关。     

Influence of genetic capacity for lean tissue growth on rate and efficiency of tissue accretion in pigs fed ractopamine.

The influence of genetic capacity for lean tissue (LT) growth on responses of pigs to ractopamine, in terms of rate and efficiency of body growth and the distribution and accretion rate of body tissues, was determined in this study. Two sources of pigs representing low and high LT genotypes were used. Within each source, two littermate barrows from each of eight litters were individually penned and given ad libitum access to a lysine-supplemented, corn-soybean meal diet (17.7% CP, 1.08% lysine) containing 0 or 20 ppm of ractopamine hydrochloride from 63 to 104 kg. Carcasses were physically dissected into muscle, fatty tissue, skin, and bone. Within each source, four additional pigs were killed for determination of initial body composition. Pigs of high LT genotype gained BW and muscle faster (P < .01), required less (P < .01) feed per unit of gain, and produced carcasses that contained more (P < .01) muscle and bone and less (P < .01) fatty tissue. Ractopamine increased (P < .01) weight gain and improved (P < .01) feed:gain ratio in both genotypes. Ractopamine enhanced the accretion rate and the amount of carcass muscle in both genotypes, but the degree of improvement was greater in pigs of the high than in those of the low LT genotype (genotype x ractopamine, P < .02). Ractopamine also reduced the accretion rate and amount of dissectible fat by a greater magnitude in the high LT genotype (genotype x ractopamine, P < .04). Based on these data, ractopamine increases muscle accretion to a greater degree in pigs with a high genetic capacity for LT growth than in those with a low capacity.     

Effects of draught load exercise and training on calcium homeostasis in horses

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of draught load exercise on calcium (Ca) homeostasis in young horses. Five 2-year-old untrained Standardbred horses were studied in a 4-month training programme. All exercise workouts were performed on a treadmill at a 6% incline and with a constant draught load of 40 kg (0.44 kN). The training programme started with a standardized exercise test (SET 1; six incremental steps of 5 min duration each, first step 1.38 m/s, stepwise increase by 0.56 m/s). A training programme was then initiated which consisted of low-speed exercise sessions (LSE; constant velocity at 1.67 m/s for 60 min, 48 training sessions in total). After the 16th and 48th LSE sessions, SETs (SET 2: middle of training period, SET 3: finishing training period) were performed again under the identical test protocol of SET 1. Blood samples for blood lactate, plasma total Ca, blood ionized calcium (Ca(2+)), blood pH, plasma inorganic phosphorus (P(i)) and plasma intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) were collected before, during and after SETs, and before and after the first, 16th, 32nd and 48th LSE sessions. During SETs there was a decrease in ionized Ca(2+) and a rise in lactate, P(i) and intact PTH. The LSEs resulted in an increase in pH and P(i), whereas lactate, ionized Ca(2+), total Ca and intact PTH were not affected. No changes in Ca metabolism were detected in the course of training. Results of this study suggest that the type of exercise influences Ca homeostasis and intact PTH response, but that these effects are not influenced in the course of the training period.     

饲粮添加苹果果胶寡糖对育肥后期猪胴体性状、肉品质和结肠主要菌群的影响

本研究旨在探讨饲料添加苹果果胶寡糖(APOS)对育肥后期猪胴体性状、肉品质和结肠主要菌群的影响。试验选取36头平均体重约为80 kg健康"杜×长×大"去势公猪,按照体重相近的原则随机分为3个处理,每个处理6个重复,每个重复2头猪。各处理分别饲喂在基础饲粮中添加0、200和400 mg/kg APOS的饲粮,试验期为28 d。结果表明,饲粮添加APOS未显著影响育肥猪生长性能(P0.05);饲粮添加APOS不同程度地提高了育肥猪的眼肌面积(P0.05)和肌内脂肪含量(P=0.07),不同程度地降低了育肥猪的肌肉滴水损失(P=0.06)和蒸煮损失(P0.05);另外,饲粮添加APOS还提高了育肥猪结肠食糜中总菌的数量(P=0.07),且显著提高了结肠食糜中挥发性脂肪酸的含量(P0.05)。综上所述,在饲粮中添加200或400 mg/kg APOS对育肥猪生长性能无影响,但可在不同程度上改善育肥猪胴体性状和肉品质,并调节了结肠主要菌群和挥发性脂肪酸产生。     

Effect of low doses of Aspergillus niger phytase on growth performance, bone strength, and nutrient absorption and excretion by growing and finishing swine fed corn-soybean meal diets deficient in available phosphorus and calcium

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of low doses of Aspergillus niger (AN) phytase for growing and finishing pigs fed corn-soybean meal (SBM) diets with narrow Ca:P ratios that were about 0.9 g/kg deficient in available P and Ca. Experiment 1 utilized 120 pigs with an early finisher period from 51.5 +/- 0.2 to 89.7 +/- 0.9 kg of BW and a late finisher period that ended at 122.5 +/- 2.0 kg of BW. During each period, treatments were the low-P diets with 0, 150, 300, or 450 units (U) of AN phytase added/kg of diet, and a positive control (PC) diet. There were linear increases (P < or = 0.001) in bone strength and ash weight, the absorption of P (g/d and %) and Ca (%), and overall ADG (P = 0.01) with increasing concentration of AN phytase. Pigs fed the diets with 150, 300, or 450 U of AN phytase/kg did not differ from pigs fed the PC diet in growth performance overall, and pigs fed the diets with 300 or 450 U of AN phytase did not differ in P and Ca absorption (g/d) or bone ash weight from pigs fed the PC diet. However, only pigs fed the diet with 450 U of AN phytase/kg had bone strength similar to that of pigs fed the PC diet. Experiment 2 utilized 120 pigs in a grower phase from 25.3 +/- 0.1 to 57.8 +/- 0.8 kg of BW and a finisher phase that ended at 107.6 +/- 1.0 kg of BW. Treatments were the low-P diet with AN phytase added at 300, 500, or 700 U/kg of grower diet, and 150, 250, or 350 U/kg of finisher diet, respectively, resulting in treatments AN300/150, AN500/250, and AN700/350. Growth performance and the absorption (g/d) of P and Ca for the grower and finisher phases were not different for pigs fed the diets containing AN phytase and pigs fed the PC diets. However, pigs fed the PC diets excreted more fecal P (g/d, P < or = 0.01) during the grower and more P and Ca (g/d, P < 0.001) during the finisher phases than the pigs fed the diets with phytase. There were linear increases (P < or = 0.05) in bone strength and bone ash weight with increasing concentration of AN phytase. However, pigs fed the PC diets had a greater bone strength and bone ash weight than pigs fed diets AN300/150, AN500/250 (P < or = 0.02), or AN700/350 (P < or = 0.08). There were no treatment responses for N or DM digestibility in either experiment. Phytase supplementation reduced fecal P excretion from 16 to 38% and fecal Ca excretion from 21 to 42% in these experiments. In conclusion, 450 U of AN phytase/kg was effective in replacing 0.9 g of the inorganic P/kg of corn-SBM diet for finishing swine based on bone strength, whereas 300 or 150 U of AN phytase/kg of diet maintained growth performance of grower or finisher pigs, respectively.     

固态发酵醋糟饲料对育肥猪生长性能、养分表观消化率、血清指标及粪便中挥发性脂肪酸含量的影响

本试验旨在研究固态发酵醋糟饲料(SFVD)对育肥猪生长性能、养分表观消化率、血清指标及粪便中挥发性脂肪酸(VFA)含量的影响。选择体况相近[(59.04±0.33)kg]的健康“杜×长×大”三元杂交生长育肥猪60头,随机分为2个组,每组3个重复,每个重复10头猪。对照组饲喂基础饲粮+150 mg/kg土霉素钙,试验组饲喂基础饲粮+5%的SFVD。预试期6 d,正试期35 d。结果表明:与对照组相比,基础饲粮中添加5%的SFVD对育肥猪平均日采食量(ADFI)具有一定的促进趋势(P=0.056);显著降低了育肥猪饲粮中干物质(DM)、粗蛋白质(CP)、有机物(OM)和总能(GE)的表观消化率(P<0.05),对粗脂肪(EE)表观消化率有一定的促进趋势(P=0.052);显著提高了育肥猪血清谷草转氨酶(AST)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性(P<0.05),血清高密度脂蛋白(HDL)和免疫球蛋白A(IgA)含量也呈现出一定的升高趋势(P=0.055和P=0.077);显著提高了育肥猪粪便中丙酸含量(P<0.05),粪便中甲酸和总挥发性脂肪酸(TVFA)含量也呈现出一定的升高趋势(P=0.071和P=0.054)。由此可见,基础饲粮中添加5%的SFVD对育肥猪生长性能、肠道健康及免疫性能的提高具有潜在的促进作用。     

Bioavailability of phosphorus in meat and bone meal for swine

Meat and bone meal (MBM), when supplemented with tryptophan, is an excellent protein source for pigs. It is also a rich source of Ca and P, but some research has suggested that the bioavailability of P is variable. Experiment 1 further examined the bioavailability of P in MBM. The MBM was obtained directly from a plant and was processed to pass through a 10-mesh screen. It contained 50.7% CP, 2.26% lysine, 10.0% Ca, and 5.0% P (air-dry basis). Individually penned pigs (n = 35; 17 kg initial BW) were fed (ad libitum basis) a low-P, corn-soybean meal-basal diet (0.95% lysine, 0.70% Ca, 0.34% P; as-fed basis) or the basal with graded levels of added P (0.067, 0.133, 0.200%) from monosodium phosphate (MSP) or MBM for 40 d. The Ca level was 0.70% in all diets. Diets were fortified with salt, vitamins, and trace minerals. At termination, the third and fourth metacarpals and metatarsals and femurs were removed from all pigs. Growth rate and feed:gain improved linearly (P < 0.01) with P addition, regardless of source, whereas ADFI was unaffected (P = 0.20). Bone strength and ash increased linearly (P < 0.01) with increasing level of P from either source. The main effect of P source (MSP vs. MBM) was not significant, except for the greater femur strength (P < 0.05) in the pigs fed the MSP-supplemented diets. Femur and metacarpal/metatarsal strength and metacarpals ash (grams) were regressed on grams of added P consumed for each P source, with the basal included in both regressions. Based on slope ratios (MSP considered as 100%), the relative bioavailability of P in MBM averaged 87% when the regression lines were forced through a common intercept and 95% when unforced. In Exp. 2, 100 pigs were fed fortified corn-soybean meal or corn-soybean meal-MBM diets from 45 to 110 kg BW to evaluate MBM as the sole source of supplemental P. The MBM (54% CP, 2.3% lysine, 9.2% Ca, 4.4% P; air-dry basis) was substituted for corn and soybean meal on a lysine basis, and crystalline lysine was added to all diets at 0.15%. Tryptophan was included in diets containing MBM. Treatments were arranged in a 2 x 2 factorial with P source (dicalcium phosphate or MBM) and P level as the two factors. The two levels of P and Ca were at the NRC requirement or the NRC level plus 0.10% additional P and Ca. Performance, carcass traits, and bone strength were not affected by source of P and Ca, but bone strength was greater (P < 0.01) at the higher P and Ca level. These results indicate that the bioavailability of P in MBM, relative to that in MSP, is high (approximately 91%) for growing pigs, and MBM can serve as the sole source of supplemental P and Ca for finishing pigs.