Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical note

The present study aimed to develop equations for estimating the dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), and gross energy (GE) concentrations in pig urine using Brix values. A total of 96 urine samples were obtained from pigs of 6.0 to 62.2 kg initial body weight fed 12 diets in three experiments. The animals...

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Main Authors: Jeonghyeon Son, Hyunseok Do, Beob Gyun Kim
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Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2025-06-01
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description The present study aimed to develop equations for estimating the dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), and gross energy (GE) concentrations in pig urine using Brix values. A total of 96 urine samples were obtained from pigs of 6.0 to 62.2 kg initial body weight fed 12 diets in three experiments. The animals were fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet or a corn diet. The N concentrations in the urine samples ranged from 0.12% to 2.06% and the GE concentrations ranged from 2 to 187 kcal/kg. The urine Brix values were positively correlated with urinary DM, N, and GE concentrations (r = 0.94, 0.87, and 0.93, respectively; p<0.001). The models for estimating urinary DM, N, and GE concentrations were: urinary DM (%) = 0.590×Brix+0.315 (r2 = 0.91; p<0.001); urinary N (%) = 0.0798×Brix+ 0.148 (r2 = 0.84; p<0.001); urinary GE (kcal/kg) = 11.96×Brix+2.33 (r2 = 0.87; p<0.001), where the Brix value of urine is expressed as %. Overall, the Brix values correlated positively with the DM, N, and GE concentrations in pig urine and can thus be used for estimating the concentrations of these urinary components.
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spelling doaj-art-db2028e49c884bcdbfc54cc95f54b5b12025-08-20T02:28:19ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAnimal Bioscience2765-01892765-02352025-06-013861242124610.5713/ab.24.068425426Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical noteJeonghyeon Son0Hyunseok Do1Beob Gyun Kim2 Department of Animal Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea Department of Animal Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea Department of Animal Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, KoreaThe present study aimed to develop equations for estimating the dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), and gross energy (GE) concentrations in pig urine using Brix values. A total of 96 urine samples were obtained from pigs of 6.0 to 62.2 kg initial body weight fed 12 diets in three experiments. The animals were fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet or a corn diet. The N concentrations in the urine samples ranged from 0.12% to 2.06% and the GE concentrations ranged from 2 to 187 kcal/kg. The urine Brix values were positively correlated with urinary DM, N, and GE concentrations (r = 0.94, 0.87, and 0.93, respectively; p<0.001). The models for estimating urinary DM, N, and GE concentrations were: urinary DM (%) = 0.590×Brix+0.315 (r2 = 0.91; p<0.001); urinary N (%) = 0.0798×Brix+ 0.148 (r2 = 0.84; p<0.001); urinary GE (kcal/kg) = 11.96×Brix+2.33 (r2 = 0.87; p<0.001), where the Brix value of urine is expressed as %. Overall, the Brix values correlated positively with the DM, N, and GE concentrations in pig urine and can thus be used for estimating the concentrations of these urinary components.http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-24-0684.pdfbrixgross energymodelsnitrogenswineurine
spellingShingle Jeonghyeon Son
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Beob Gyun Kim
Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical note
Animal Bioscience
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models
nitrogen
swine
urine
title Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical note
title_full Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical note
title_fullStr Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical note
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical note
title_short Assessment of Brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine: a technical note
title_sort assessment of brix values for estimating nitrogen and gross energy concentrations of pig urine a technical note
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gross energy
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nitrogen
swine
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