PSII-12 Effects of Available Space in Pens and Homeopathic Product Supplement Consisting of Botanicals and Mineral mixture on the Performance and Production Traits of Finishing Pigs

• Published in: Journal of animal science 2021-05, Vol.99 (Supplement_1), p.163-164
• Main Authors: Upadhaya, Santi Devi, Palanisamy, Thanapal, Park, Hyun Ju, Kim, Inho, Jung, Hong Ik
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Body weight; Cortisol; Digestibility; Dry matter; Factorial design; Hormones; Meat; Performance evaluation; Physical growth; Poster Presentations; Space allocation
• ISSN: 0021-8812; 1525-3163
• DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab054.278

Abstract A total of 144 mixed sex pigs [(Landrace × Yorkshire) × Duroc] with an initial average body weight (BW) of 52 kg were used in a 11-week trial in a 2 × 2 factorial design with the following factors: space allocations [3pigs/pen vs 5 pigs/pen] and 0 or 0.2% homeopathic product supplementation to evaluate growth performance, nutrient digestibility, meat quality and stress related hormones. The homeopathic product supplementation resulted in an increased (P < 0.05) BW at week 11, average daily gain (ADG) during days 42–63 and 64–77. In addition, an increase (P < 0.05) in ADG and average daily feed intake (ADFI) during overall experiment period and an increase (P < 0.05) in apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of dry matter (DM) at day 77 were observed in pigs receiving homeopathic product. A trend in increase (P=0.088) in serum cortisol concentration during day 42 and increase (P > 0.05) during day 77 was observed in pigs with less space allocation. However, supplementing the diet with homeopathic product reduced cortisol concentrations during day 42 (P < 0.05) and day 77 (P = 0.084) respectively suggesting the effectiveness of homeopathic product in reducing the stress caused by less space allocation.