Growth response of weanling pigs to probiotic-supplemented drinking water
Date
4-2013
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major Course
Major in Animal Science
College
College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Jay Ronel V. Conejos
Abstract
A 30-day feeding trial was conducted to determine the growth response of weanling pigs to probiotic-supplemented drinking water. Fifteen six-week-old weanling pigs weighing 6 kg ± 0.5 kg were randomly distributed to three treatments following Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The treatments are as follows: Treatment 1 or Control (commercial pre-starter feed + water without probiotics), Treatment 2 (commercial pre-starter feed + 2mL probiotic supplement per 1 gallon of water), and Treatment 3 (commercial pre-starter feed + 5 mL probiotic supplement per 1 gallon of water). The multispecies probiotics had no significant effect on the average daily gain of the pigs (P>0.05) despite the significantly higher average daily feed intake of the control group (P<0.05) from Day 16 to 30 of feeding trial. Probiotic supplementation slightly improved feed conversion efficiency of the pigs, although the effect was not significant (P>0.05). No significant difference was observed between the two doses of supplementation. The probiotic supplement had no significant effect on the scouring of the pigs and had no antagonistic effect on the pig's health. Generally, a more varied response was observed on the Day 16 to 30 than on Day 1 to 15 of the feeding trial denoting the need of the probiotics to colonize to pig's gut before beneficial effect can be observed. Economic analysis shows that non-supplementation of the probiotics is cheaper than supplementing it. However, looking at the trend, there is a possibility of improved feed cost efficiency in probiotic supplementation.
Language
English
Location
UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
Call Number
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Serviento, Aira Maye Arellano, "Growth response of weanling pigs to probiotic-supplemented drinking water" (2013). Undergraduate Theses. 1107.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/1107
Document Type
Thesis
Notes
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