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Gowda, K. Hemanth, Ashwini, A., Jagadeeswary, V., Chethan, K. P., Ravikumar, P., Jayanthi, K. V., Shwetha, H. S., Mukartal, S. Y. |
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Journal of Experimental Zoology India; Jul2024, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p2073-2077, 5p |
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Pig farming in India faces challenges in meeting the growing demand for pork, necessitating improvements in nutrient utilization, feed conversion, and growth rates in pigs. Mycotoxins are naturally occurring fungal toxins that can contaminate pig feed at various stages of production, leading to adverse health effects in pigs. The study was designed to assess the efficacy of supplementation of herbal product in mitigating the negative effects of low levels of mycotoxins in the diet and economics involved in the cost of production. The 18 weaned large white Yorkshire piglets of four weeks age with body weight 6-8 kg were randomly divided into three groups (T0, T1 and T2) comprising of six piglets in each group. All the animals were reared for a period of four months and were fed with mycotoxin levels at maximum permissible levels. The animals in T0 were not given herbal supplementation. The animals in T1 were supplemented with herbal supplementation and T2 were supplemented with Commercial mycotoxin binder. The experimental animals were observed fortnightly interval for body weight gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass characters and hemato-biochemical parameters. At 8th fortnight interval; body weight was significantly high in T1 and T2 and significantly low in T0 groups. The overall FCR of four months showed significant differences among different groups and was significantly high in T0, and low in T1 group. At the end of 5th month age, hot carcass weight, dressing percentage, carcass length, meat percent were significantly high in T1 and T2 and low in T0 group. It has been inferred that the use of herbomineral mixture and toxin binders in the feed is very advantageous in reducing adverse effect of mycotoxins on piglet performance. The herbomineral mixture was found effective similar to commercial toxin binder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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