Belgorod, Russia (June 19, 2015) – Weaning is a stressful experience for young piglets, affecting them both socially and physiologically. In many piggeries weaning is more stressful than it should be, with severe growth checks and even deaths. These deaths and growth checks have a large impact on grower herd performance, resulting in reduced profitability. However, high standards of management can dramatically reduce postweaning losses and improve growth rates by moderating the stress of weaning. The shorter the suckling period, the more sophisticated the housing, feeding and management skills required to raise the piglets.
The present study was planned to investigate the effect of SANBIO additives for feed and manure on the performance of weaners.
This project is being carried out within the collaboration between the collective farm KOLCHOZ FRUNSE – Russia, Belgorod State Agricultural University named after V. Gorin – Russia, GEOCON WEST – Russia and SANBOS GmbH – Germany.
1. Materials and methods
During the 59-day-feeding period 120 weaners were assigned to treatments without and with supplementation of Sanbio SANA and Sanbio VITA to feed as well as spray of manure additive on the ground of barnes. The trial was run without adverse technical events (e.g. power failure, feed/water failures, etc.).
The study was executed by Belgorod State Agricultural University.
The pig farm “Kolchoz of Gorin” has provided the pigs, feed, building and staff.
Table 1. Treatments
| Task | Treatment |
| Diet | Mixture of barley, wheat, corn, soy |
| Feed additive 1 | Sanbio SANA, rate 2 kg/t diet |
| Feed additive 2 | Sanbio AQUA, rate 2 kg/f diet |
| Manure additive | Sanbio TERRA, rate 2x 0.03 kg/week, sprayed onto ground of barnes |
2. Results
Table 2. Productive performance
Treatment |
Control |
SANBIO |
Control vs. SANBIO |
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Start of trial |
2015-04-21 |
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End of trial |
2015-06-15 |
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Breeding days |
d |
59 |
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No of piglets at start |
Pc |
60 |
60 |
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No of piglets at end |
Pc |
59 |
60 |
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Losses |
Pc |
1 |
0 |
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Mortality |
% |
1.7 |
0 |
-100% |
Body weight at start |
kg |
7.5 |
7.5 |
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Body weight at end |
Kg |
29.7 |
32.4 |
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Body weight gain per pig |
Kg |
22.2 |
24.9 |
+2.7 kg / +9.2 % |
Daily gain per pig |
g/d |
376 |
422 |
+46 g/d / +12.2 % |
Feed intake |
Kg |
42.18 |
44.82 |
+2.64 kg; +6.2 % |
Feed conversion rate FCR |
kg/kg |
1.9 |
1.8 |
-0.1 / -5.55 % |
Figure 1. Productive performance
Figure 2. Cumulative development of body weight (kg)
3. Conclusion
To summarize, the present study shows significantly positive effects of SANBIO products on productive performance.
The positive effects at a glance:
- Safety and tolerance when used dietary additions
- Safe feed (Sanbio SANA)1
- Clean ambient air in the barnes due to adsorption of toxic gases (Sanbio TERRA)
- Increase of survival rate of weaners (+100%)
- Improve of FCR (5.55%)
- Increase of body weight (+12.2%, resp. 46g/d).