A total of one hundred ninety-two pigs commercial hybrids x (Large White x Landrace), gilts and barrows, with an initial body weight (BW) of 21.80 ± 2.83 kg (67 ± 2 days of age) were used to assess the substituting partially soybean meal (SBM) of diet by black chick-pea (BCP). The experimental animals were housed in four rooms with 12 pens for room and four pigs in each. The design was a randomized complete block with four isonutritious diets at the rate of BCP inclusion in the feed: 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%; with four blocks, twelve replicates per treatment and four pigs per replicate. By stages, to 40 kg BW, levels 10 and 20% of BCP in feedstuff worsened average daily gain (ADG) to reduce average daily feed intake (ADFI), but with increasing BW of pigs, BCP was well tolerated in a percentage of 10% and 20% offsetting the previous results, with no overall significant differences in ADFI and ADG of different treatments (P>0.05). The feed conversion ratio (FCR) in global period worsened in animals fed 10% BCP. Gilts and barrows showed the same performance to 40 kg BW (P>0.05). In the overall period, the ADFI and ADG of barrows was higher, with worst FCR (P<0.05). We conclude that the BCP can be used as a protein source to levels of 20% partially replacing soybean in heavy pigs, without significantly affecting the performance.
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