PIGS - EXTRACT FROM THE TRIALS CARRIED OUT ON PIGS BY THE
SACHSEN ANHALT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTRE, IDEN GERMANY 2004
The trial was carried out two group of 100 pigs adding BioAktiv
Animal feed to the feed of one group The results were recorded as under.
Trial parameters
The following characteristics were determined:
Fattening performance: Initial wt., intermediate wt. every 4
weeks, final wt.,daily gain, feed consumption, feed conversion
Weight was determined for individual animals, feed consumption
for 4 groups each
Slaughter performance: Slaughter wt., lean meat content, grade,
fat thickness, meat index
Table 2: Fattening performance
Parameter
Trial group with Bioaktiv
Control group without Bioaktiv
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Initial weight (kg)
28.1
27.9
28.3
28.4
28.6
28.1
Final weight (kg) 116.1 116.9
115.3
117.6
117.6
117.7
Days in pen
102 a
100
105
109 b 104
115
Feed consumption 2.54
2.45
(kg/head/)
Feed conversion
2.95
2.99
(kg/kg)
Daily gain (g/d)
866 a 897
833
828b 860
784
Daily gain corrected* (g/d)
865 a
