A comparison of Denagard, Denagard/CTC and Pulmotil on nursery pig growth performance and economic return
dc.citation.epage | 78 | en_US |
dc.citation.spage | 72 | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sotak, K.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hammer, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jacela, J.Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tokach, Michael D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Goodband, Robert D. | |
dc.contributor.author | DeRouchey, Joel M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nelssen, Jim L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dritz, Steven S. | |
dc.contributor.authoreid | mtokach | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | dritz | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | goodband | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | jderouch | en_US |
dc.contributor.authoreid | jnelssen | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-11-22T16:18:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-11-22T16:18:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-11-22 | |
dc.date.published | 2010 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | A total of 880 weanling pigs (initially 15.6 lb and 16 to 20 d of age) were used in a 41-d experiment to compare the effects of different antibiotic regimens on growth performance and economic return in the nursery phase. Pigs were alloted to 1 of 5 treatment groups based on weight within gender. The antibiotic regimens included: (1) control diets containing no antibiotic throughout the trial, (2) a combination of Denagard (Novartis Animal Health, Greensboro, NC) at 35g/ton and chlortetracycline at 400g/ton (Denagard/CTC) for the entire 41-d trial, (3) a Pulmotil (Elanco, Greenfield, IN) regimen of 363g/ton from d 0 to 10 followed by 181g/d from d 10 to 41, (4) Denagard 200 from d 0 to 10 followed by Denagard/CTC from d 10 to 41, and (5) Denagard/CTC from d 0 to 10, Denagard 200 from d 10 to 20, and Denagard/ CTC from d 20 to 41. From d 0 to 10, ADG, ADFI, and F/G were similar (P > 0.40) between the pigs fed nonmedicated diets and the mean of the groups fed diets containing antibiotics. However, from d 10 to 20, 20 to 41, and for the overall trial, pigs fed diets containing antibiotics had greater (P < 0.05) ADG and improved (P < 0.04) F/G than pigs fed the control diet without antibiotics. Pigs fed diets containing Denagard/ CTC had greater (P < 0.02) ADG and ADFI than pigs fed Pulmotil for d 0 to 10, 20 to 41, and the overall trial. No differences were found (P > 0.18) between pigs fed Denagard/CTC and Denagard 200 during any phase. Final pig weights were greater for pigs fed diets containing antibiotics compared with the control (P < 0.01) and for pigs fed Denagard/CTC compared with pigs fed Pulmotil (P < 0.05). Adding antibiotics to the diets increased (P < 0.01) feed cost per pig; however, income over feed cost (IOFC) also increased for pigs fed Denagard/CTC compared with the control (P < 0.01) and compared with pigs fed Pulmotil (P < 0.01). These results demonstrate that adding antibiotics to the nursery diet improved pig performance and economic return. | en_US |
dc.description.conference | Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 18, 2010 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6549 | |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Swine Day, 2010 | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 11-016-S | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 1038 | en_US |
dc.subject | Swine | en_US |
dc.subject | Antibiotic | en_US |
dc.subject | Denagard | en_US |
dc.subject | Pulmotil | en_US |
dc.title | A comparison of Denagard, Denagard/CTC and Pulmotil on nursery pig growth performance and economic return | en_US |
dc.type | Conference paper | en_US |