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Reduced use of antibiotic growth promoters in diets fed to weanling pigs: dietary tools, part 1.

Abstract
Antibiotics improve health and productive performance of pigs. There is increasing evidence that other dietary ingredients may provide similar, but probably not identical, benefits. A properly prepared immune egg product, spray-dried plasma, or a high level of dietary zinc can provide protection against enteric infection in young pigs. Spray-dried plasma also increases growth rate dramatically, and zinc increases it substantially. The evidence in refereed publications also indicates that organic acids increase growth rate substantially, but does not clearly identify the most effective acid or combination of acids. Whey proteins, lactose, mannan oligosaccharide, or a high level of dietary copper provides a modest but useful increase in growth rate. It is not clear whether conventional egg products or other milk proteins may be beneficial. There are many other feed ingredients commercially available that may improve health and productive performance of pigs.
AuthorsJ E Pettigrew
JournalAnimal biotechnology (Anim Biotechnol) Vol. 17 Issue 2 Pg. 207-15 ( 2006) ISSN: 1049-5398 [Print] England
PMID17127531 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Dietary Proteins
  • Mannans
  • Copper
  • Lactose
  • Zinc
Topics
  • Animal Feed
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage)
  • Copper (administration & dosage)
  • Dairy Products
  • Dietary Proteins
  • Drug Utilization
  • Eggs
  • Lactose (administration & dosage)
  • Mannans (administration & dosage)
  • Plasma
  • Swine (growth & development)
  • Swine Diseases (prevention & control)
  • Weaning
  • Zinc (administration & dosage)

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