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Sustnable Pig Farming: Maximizing Profitability
In the ongoing quest for sustnable livestock farming practices, it's essential to balance environmental concerns with economic viability. Enhancing the efficiency of antimicrobial usage and optimizing feed conversion ratio FCR are key strategies that simultaneously boost sustnability while reducing costs.
Reducing antibiotic resistance is a paramount concern in animal agriculture. Efficient management of antibiotics through optimized use ensures the health of livestock without compromising on economic outcomes. By minimizing unnecessary medication, farms can decrease expenses associated with treatment costs and contribute to sustnable practices that also benefit public health.
The Feed Conversion Ratio FCR serves as a critical measure for animal nutrition efficiency. Enhancing FCR means converting feed into meat more effectively, leading to savings in raw materials and reduced environmental impact through minimized manure production.
Vita GP is a combination of medium-chn fatty acids with strong antibacterial properties pred with a unique health fiber that binds and flushes out bacteria. Its application has been proven effective in mitigating the effects of Lawsonia intracellularis, a significant challenge for pig farmers often necessitating antibiotic treatments like Tylosin.
In trials involving over 500 pigs across various growth phases, Vita GP was incorporated at specific rates: 2kgT feed during starter phase and 1kgT from growing to finishing. This intervention led to:
Statistically Higher Average Dly Weight Gn ADG: Despite mntning consistent feed intake levels.
Significantly Reduced FCR by -0.11 in the growth phase, indicating enhanced digestive health and optimal performance without compromising on overall growth metrics.
Further trials confirmed that when Vita GP was applied during both growing and finishing phases with an additional gut health functional ingredient, it resulted in:
Further Reduction of FCR -0.15 alongside improved fecal quality.
This outcome underlines the comprehensive role of Vita GP in enhancing gut health protection and growth performance.
Optimizing feed efficiency significantly contributes to environmental sustnability by reducing raw material usage, transportation costs, processing requirements, and associated costs for large batches of livestock. For example:
Savings on Feed: Reducing FCR by -0.1 can save approximately 9 kg of feed per pig.
Achieving a reduction in FCR by -0.2 is more ambitious but could save around 18 kg of feed per pig.
Implementing Vita GP across farms not only ds in regulatory compliance but also embodies a proactive approach to sustnable practices, reducing the strn on agricultural resources and promoting ecological balance while preserving animal health for the benefit of both livestock farming and public welfare.
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