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1982; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 82-614-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 422; Swine; Commercial feed; Medication; Weaned pigs
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On-Farm Evaluation Of Commercial Feed And Type Of Medication For Weaned Pigs (1982), D S. Pollmann, Steven C. Henry, E Francis
On-Farm Evaluation Of Commercial Feed And Type Of Medication For Weaned Pigs (1982), D S. Pollmann, Steven C. Henry, E Francis
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
A trial was conducted to evaluate the influence of diet composition and type of medication on pigs weaned at approximately 5 weeks of age (average initial weight of 15 pounds). A commercial feeding program containing extruded full fat soybeans was compared with a milo-soybean meal diet (19.2% protein and 1.25% lysine) containing neomycin (150 grams per ton) or neoterramycin (150 grams of neomycin and terramycin each per ton). Pigs were fed the treatments for 6 weeks while in the nursery. Performance was monitored continuously to market weight to evaluate the influence of the nursery treatments on the overall growth and …