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- 1 What are the feed additives for pigs and piglets?
- 2 Benefits of introducing supplements into the diet of pigs and piglets
- 3 What is Premix
- 4 Growth stimulants
- 5 Conclusion
- 6 Reviews
Premixes for pigs are feed additives that promote the active growth and development of piglets. In their composition they contain a lot of useful substances necessary not only for the younger generation, but also for adults, as well as sows. The health and general condition of the animals depends on how correctly the drug is chosen and how carefully the recommendations for the introduction of premixes are followed.
What are the feed additives for pigs and piglets?
Modern industry allows pig owners to choose various feed additives, which differ not only in the area of influence, but also in their composition
- hormonal (anabolic steroids) – stimulate the growth of piglets;
- non-hormonal – provide antibacterial therapy, so the animal’s body does not expend energy on fighting pathogenic organisms, which gives it the opportunity to develop faster and more fruitfully;
- enzymatic – obtained from the organs of adult pigs – can be used by young animals to ensure rapid growth of the piglet;
- dietary supplements – make it possible to increase the growth of muscle mass and fatty tissue, helping pigs to quickly gain weight. Bioadditives include natural acids, premixes and BMVD.
Benefits of introducing supplements into the diet of pigs and piglets
All of the listed preparations for pigs are necessary for large-scale breeding of piglets, since they have the following advantages:
- strengthen immunity and health;
- have a positive effect on the taste of meat;
- prevent the development of anemia and rickets;
- help improve blood functions;
- remove toxic substances and toxins from the body;
- reduce feed consumption, making it more nutritious;
- reduce fattening time;
- reduce mortality, increasing offspring by improving the health of young animals.
What is Premix
Premixes are a mixture of bioactive components that are necessary for the proper development of piglets. With their help, they enrich combined feeds that lack nutrients.
What are the benefits of premix for pigs and piglets?
Premixes for piglets can reduce feed consumption by 30%, and this is not the most important advantage of such preparations. The use of additives allows you to:
- reduce the incidence of disease in young animals and adults;
- increase the level of fattening;
- Minimize the time it takes to raise piglets.
As a result, the farmer will be able to save on basic feed, on veterinary services, and will be able to raise larger livestock in a shorter time.
Types of premix
A high-quality premix should contain several useful components: minerals, vitamins, amino acids, hormones, probiotics, trace elements, enzymes, antioxidants, antibiotics, diluents, etc.
Premixes are usually distinguished by composition:
- mineral – provide strengthening of the body’s defenses;
- mineral and vitamin – accelerate the growth and development of animals;
- vitamin – normalize metabolic processes;
- vitamin therapeutic – contain medicines used in the treatment and prevention of diseases.
Of the many types of premixes, it is worth highlighting some brands that are most popular among farmers:
Name | Compound | Benefits of the drug |
Borka | Vitamins – B12, B2, B5, B3, A, D3; copper, iodine, zinc, manganese, phosphorus, calcium; antioxidants, amino acids, filler. There are no antibiotics or hormones. | Improves the health of pigs, increases the average daily weight gain of young animals, strengthens the immune system, and reduces feed costs. |
Dobry Selyanin – has 4 release forms (for fattening pigs, sows, suckling piglets, anthelmintic)
| Vitamins beneficial for pigs – D3, A, E, B2, B3, B5, B12. Manganese, zinc, copper, selenium, iodine, bran. | Improves the taste of pork and the nutritional value of meat, helps increase pig growth, gets rid of parasites, maintains the health of young animals, and increases the chances of multiple farrowings. |
Gift of Veles
| Vitamins: A, B12, B5, B4, B3, B2, D3; and also: manganese, calcium, iodine, copper, selenium, iron, zinc, cobalt, enzymes, antioxidants, flavoring. | Suitable for piglets from 3 months, ensures weight gain of animals, improves the digestibility and digestibility of feed. |
Borka-Champion
| Vitamins necessary for piglets: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12, D3, A, N. Zinc, iodine, copper, selenite, iron, manganese, filler. | Serves for quick fattening of pigs, reducing the average period by a month. Used to prevent rickets and anemia. |
For fast growth
In order for piglets to gain weight faster, not get sick and eat well, it is necessary to add various types of supplements. Bioximin for pigs combines all the components necessary for the comprehensive development of animals.
Bioximin promotes the development of normal flora populating the gastrointestinal tract. The microorganisms that make up it carry out the synthesis of amino acids, vitamins B, E, K, C, D, and bacteriocins, which help inhibit the development of pathogenic organisms. The drug is also used in veterinary medicine - for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal infections, normalization of digestion after taking antibiotics and to improve immunity.
BMVD (Bioadditives)
Bioadditives for pigs (BMAD) are the most common type of additives used for raising large numbers of pigs. A protein-mineral vitamin supplement can compensate for the lack of microelements in the diet of piglets. It contains:
- vitamin E – antioxidant;
- A – providing strengthening of the immune system;
- D3 – improvement of calcium absorption, strengthening of the skeleton;
- B2;
- TO;
- ascorbic acid;
- amino acids;
- mineral components and trace elements.
In essence, BMWD are similar to permixes and are a useful addition to an insufficiently rich pig diet. The main difference between them is that the share of the premix in the daily feed intake should not exceed 3%, and the share of BVD for pigs can be about 30%, which allows for significant savings in finished feed. In addition, the premixes do not contain protein components, antibiotics, flavorings and other components that make it possible to fatten pigs in a short time and relieve stress in young animals during weaning.
Phosphatides
This feed additive will help ensure a weight gain of 11%. Phosphatides are compounds presented in the form of a thick paste that contain alcohol, phosphoric acid and Omega acids. The bait must be diluted with hot water before use. It is mixed into the feed 2 times a day.
Dosage:
- piglets over 4 months old – 1.8 g per kg body weight;
- for young animals up to 4 months – 1 g per kg.
Feed antibiotics
To suppress pathogenic microbes that negatively affect the development of young animals, antibiotics are introduced into the diet, the dose of which is designed not to directly destroy pathogenic bacteria, but to increase the stability of beneficial microflora. In addition, feed antibiotics help normalize the metabolism of intestinal microflora, which improves vitamin balance, reducing microbial consumption of vitamins.
How to choose the right premix for piglets and pigs
Supplements for rapid growth of pigs will only be effective if they are chosen correctly. Today, many enterprises produce premixes, but not all of them meet the necessary requirements.
Rules for choosing premixes:
- availability of a certificate – each feed additive must be manufactured in accordance with GOST;
- adequate cost – the extremely low price of the product should alert you;
- availability of packaging – purchasing the premix by weight is not allowed;
- availability of detailed instructions and information about the components of the additive;
- compliance with storage and transportation parameters;
- suitability for use - best before date.
Is it possible to make a premix for pigs with your own hands?
Making a premix yourself is very problematic. But many manufacturers can take into account the wishes of farmers and the needs of their piglets by adding the components necessary in this particular case to the premix.
How to use correctly
All additives for pigs intended to improve growth are used only as an additional component to the main feed. Therefore, they must be used strictly according to the instructions, following all recommendations regarding dosage and administration:
- do not steam or treat with boiling water;
- per 1 ton of feed no more than 20 kg of premix should be added;
- for young animals and adults, it is necessary to choose the composition individually, depending on the needs of a small piglet or an adult pig.
Growth stimulants
Growth promoters for pigs are often used in the industrial production of piglets. With their help, you can achieve rapid fattening of livestock, reducing the cost of its maintenance. Today, the most popular stimulants are hormonal and non-hormonal drugs, as well as enzyme substances.
Growth stimulants | Drugs | Efficiency | Dosage | Application |
Hormonal | Sinestrol and DES (female and male sex hormones) are implantable drugs, available in capsules. | The drug is absorbed within 8 months, the effect persists for another four. | 1 capsule for 12 months. | It is implanted using a special injector into the fold of skin behind the ear. |
Retabolin or Laurobolin. | The pig's body weight gain after use is about 800 g per day, the effectiveness decreases after 2 weeks. | 100-150 mg per pig is administered once every three weeks. | The drug is administered intramuscularly. | |
Non-hormonal
| Biovit, Grisin, Biomitsin, Streptomycin, Hygromycin, Flavomycin. | Used during the training of piglets to solid feed. Effectiveness is observed immediately after administration. | Up to 4 months - 2-3 mg twice a day, from 4 to 8 months - 4-6 mg, from 8 to 12 months - 8-10 mg 2 times a day. | The antibiotic must be dissolved in water (1 g of substance per liter of water). Measure out the required dose with a syringe and add it to the food. |
Enzymatic (tissue)
| Nucleopeptide. | Increases weight gain by 12-25%. | For oral administration (young animals from the 3rd day of life) – 30 ml once a day. From 1 month of injection - 0.1-0.2 ml per kilogram of live weight. | Orally and intramuscularly. |
Premixes | Borka. | Improves the health of pigs, increases the average daily weight gain of young animals, strengthens the immune system, and reduces feed costs. | 10 g of premix per 1 kg of feed. | As an additive to feed. |
Good Villager. | Improves the taste of pork and the nutritional value of meat, helps increase pig growth, gets rid of parasites, maintains the health of young animals, and increases the chances of multiple farrowings. | The proportions are indicated on the packaging. | As an additive to feed. | |
| Gift of Veles. | Provides weight gain for animals, improves the digestibility and digestibility of feed. | No more than 10 g of additive is needed per kilogram of feed. Suitable for piglets from 3 months. | As an additive to food. |
Borka-Champion. | Serves for quick fattening of pigs, reducing the average period by a month. Used to prevent rickets and anemia. | 10 g of additive per 1 kg of feed. | As an additive to food. | |
Salvamix. | Quick fattening of piglets, maintaining immunity, eliminating digestive problems. | 10 kg of the substance is added per ton of feed. | As an additive to food. | |
Purina. | Increased piglet muscle mass. Improving the taste of pork. | 10 g per 1 kg of feed. | As an additive to food. | |
BMVD | Starter for piglets 20% “ECOpig Premium”. | It is used for the “starting” development of the animal. Nourishes the piglet's body with proteins. The correct proportion of nutrients and “building” substances contributes to the development of the bone skeleton and the growth of muscle fibers in the animal’s body. Daily weight gain is 500 g. | Each piglet receives 20-25 g of supplement per day. | As an additive to food. |
Grover-Finish 15-10% "ECopig Premium". | Suitable for pigs weighing over 36 kg. The presence of natural enzymes in the supplement (enzymes, phytase) allows you to speed up digestive processes. As a result, the piglet rapidly gains weight. On average, the daily gain is 600 g. | 25-35 g of supplement per head. | As an additive to food. | |
For lactating sows 20% “ECopig Premium”. | It has a positive effect not only on the sow, but also on her offspring. Piglets will reach 8 kg already 4 weeks after birth. | 2 g per pig per day. | As an additive to food. |
All vitamins for pigs for rapid growth must be used strictly according to the instructions. It is prohibited to increase the dosage in order to accelerate growth and weight gain: this may negatively affect the health of the animal.
Conclusion
Premixes for pigs are necessary additives, without which raising piglets on a production scale is almost impossible. In modern realities, animals cannot obtain all the beneficial microelements from nature, while the toxins that plague all living beings cannot be eliminated on their own. Therefore, the use of BMVD and premixes is vital and beneficial.
