Volume: 54 Issue: 4
Year: 2023, Page: 1097-1102, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.1097-1102
Received: Aug. 5, 2023 Accepted: Sept. 12, 2023 Published: Dec. 31, 2023
The present experimental trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of polyherbal feed additives on the growth performance and nutrient utilisation of pigs during the finisher phase. Five groups of six pigs each with body weight of 35 kg were fed a common concentrate feed mixture (CFM) without any herbal feed supplements (T0), CFM with Restobal @ 15ml/day/animal mixed with feed once in every three days (T1), CFM with Stresomix @ 250g/tonne (T2), CFM with Ruchamax (T3) and Nbiotic (T4) each @ 500g/tonne, respectively up to attaining of live weight about 70 kg. During the experiment, the daily feed intake as well as weekly body weight was recorded. A digestion trial of seven-day duration was conducted at the end of feeding trial. Addition of herbal feed supplements did not significantly (p>0.05) influence the initial, final body weights and feed consumption (kg/day) of pigs. Among all experimental groups of pigs, pigs fed with Stresomix (T2) attained 70 kg from 35 kg body weight in 75 days, followed by T3 and T4 groups in 79 days and T1 group in 82 days and T0 groups in 90 days. Significant (p<0.05) increase in CP digestibility was found in pigs fed with her al feed supplements (T1 to T4) than control diet (T0) and there was no significant (p>0.05) difference in digestibility of other nutrients.It was observed that including polyherbal preparations at an acceptable dose with concentrate feed will improve pig performance and nutrient digestibility while having no negative impact on their health.
Keywords: Finisher pigs, growth performance, nutrient digestibility poly herbal supplements
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J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 54(4):1097-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.4.1097-1102