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Evaluation of the effectiveness of acidifying
preparations in piglet rearing
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The August Cieszkowki Agricultural University of Poznań,
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Management, Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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The August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of poznań, Department of Animal Origin Materials,
Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Publication date: 2005-06-21
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A. Frankiewicz
The August Cieszkowki Agricultural University of Poznań,
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Management, Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2005;14(Suppl. 1):381-384
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Piglets from 18 litters were divided into three groups of 6 litters each. The control animals
(group 1) were fed a diet containing 25 mg/kg flavomycin. Animals from groups 2 and 3 were fed
mixtures without the antibiotic growth stimulator but their diets were supplemented with either
Orego-Cid or Agro-Cid acidifying preparations. After 28 days of feeding experimental diets, at the
age of 56 days, the mean body weight of piglets from groups 2 and 3 reached 15.7 and 18.1 kg,
respectively, and was by 3.9 (P<0.05) and 20.1% (P<0.01) higher than that of the control animals.