Animal Science and Food Technology

The comparative estimation of intensity of growth and efficiency of use of mixed fodders at growing of piglets up to 2 months of age was carried out. The study found that feeds used in growing piglets up to 2 months of age did not differ significantly between themselves in terms of energy and protein nutrition. On the content of essential amino acids (lysine, methionine + cystine), the mixed fodder of Global-Agro was inferior to feeds Start № 1 and Start № 2 and slightly exceeded the fiber content. As a result, the piglets that received feeds from “Global-Agro” at 2 months age had inferior live weight to the analogues from the control group at 0.77 kg, or 4.2% (the difference is unlikely). Nevertheless, since the cost of mixed fodder of “Global-Agro” was lower, the cost per growth 1 kilogram of live weight of piglets receiving this feed at the 2-month-old age was also lower. It amounted to 7.70 UAH against the indicator obtained on the piglets of the control group (12.03), and 1 kg of live weight, respectively, 7.18 versus 11.25 UAH.

large white breed, mixed fodder, premix, live weight, cost of growth of live weight