Influence of probiotic supplementation on the growth performance of Large
White Yorkshire pigs
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An experiment was conducted in a commercial pig farm, with 32 Large White Yorkshire piglets which was subjected to two
feeding regimens viz., swill feed and swill feed supplemented with probiotics comprising of sixteen weaned piglets in each
group to study the production performance under monsoon maritime climate. In the second group, a commercial probiotic
“Biobloom” was fed @ 5g / pig / day . Body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and feed efficiency of the experimental
animals were recorded at fortnightly intervals
Keywords: growth, Large White Yorkshire pigs, probiotic supplementation, swill feed
Citation: *, (
2015),
Influence of probiotic supplementation on the growth performance of Large
White Yorkshire pigs.
Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation Journal(STET),
3(3):
139-142
Received: 2016-05-11 08:06:59; Accepted: 2016-05-11 08:07:30;
Published: 11/05/2016