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Feed Additives for Swine
Dr. Bob Thaler South Dakota State University [email protected]
Feed Additives
Compounds that
MAY
elicit a response independent of the pig’s energy, amino acid, and vitamin/mineral requirements Response is dependent on age of pig, disease level, genetics, environmental factors, & type of diet/feedstuffs
General Categories
Antibacterials & Antibiotics Chemotherapeutics Organic acids Probiotics & Prebiotics Enzymes Botanicals Carcass modifiers Flavors Aromas Mold inhibitors Mycotoxin binders Odor reducers
Antibiotic Efficacy in Nursery & Grow Finish Pigs (% improvement)
Years 1950-77 Production Stage Nursery (7-25 kg) Grow-Finish Daily Gain 16.1
Feed/Gai n 6.9
4.0
2.1
1978-85 Nursery (7-25 kg) Grow-Finish 15.0
3.6
6.5
2.4
Sows & Antibiotics
General thought is not to add antibiotics to sow diets if conception rate is > 85% However, if conception rate is < 85%, may be beneficial depending on the problem Must be at the therapeutic level 2 weeks before breeding One week prior to farrowing to weaning
Commonly Used Feed Additives
Tylosin CTC Bacitracin Lincomycin Carbadox 0 56.3
48 35 6.3
8.6
10 20 30 40 % Sites Feeding Antibiotics 50 60 USDA:APHIS, 2000
Commonly Used Feed Additives
(Company Feeding >25% of US Pigs) Dietary Inclusion Antibiotic Concentr (g/kg) #1 CTC #2 Tylan #3 Mecadox #4 BMD #5Lincomycin 22 110 22 5.5
66 Retail $/kg 3.06
3.76
2.95
5.26
6.14
55/ton 11-110 g/ton 55 g/ton 33 g/ton 22, 44, 110, or 220 g/ton
Lincomycin
Reducing the severity of swine mycoplasmal pneumonia caused by
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Controlling ileitis, also known as Porcine Proliferative Enteropathy Treating and controlling swine dysentery
Lincomycin
Increasing the rate of weight gain in growing finishing swine FDA approved for ileitis control and
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
LINCOMIX at 40 g/t for ileitis control costs $5 to $7 less per ton than the approved Tylan* dose of 100 g/t
Tylosin (Tylan)
Classic antibiotic used for growth promotion Relatively inexpensive No withdrawal. Tylan can be fed to market weight Only Tylan ® Premix, fed at 100 g/ton, is approved to prevent and control ileitis. No other product can legally make this claim
Tylosin (Tylan)
Convenient. One product for ileitis prevention and growth promotion Tylan is primarily active against gram-positive bacteria and has significant activity against mycoplasma Feeding it during grow-finish phase increased longissimus muscle area
Carbadox (Mecadox)
Typically fed in the Pre-weaning, Nursery, and early Grower diets For the treatment of clinical outbreaks of swine dysentery (vibrioic dysentery, "bloody" scours of haemorrhagic dysentery) For the prevention and control of swine dysentery
Carbadox (Mecadox)
For increase in rate of mass gain and improvement of feed efficiency 10 week withdrawal prior to slaughter Do not use in feeds containing bentonite Usually too expensive to use strictly for growth promotion
Chemotherapeutic Agents
Naturally occurring or chemically synthesized compounds that inhibit the growth of microorganisms Copper Sulfate 100 to 250 ppm in nursery diets Additive effect with antibiotics Zinc oxide 1500 to 3000 ppm Controls some post-weaning scours Higher levels can be toxic (know base levels) High levels in the manure – environmental problems Already being regulated in some European countries
Probiotics
Living bacteria or yeast cultures to enhance microbial balance
Lactobacillus species
,
Bacillus subtilis
,
Streptococcus faecium, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
or various mixtures Traditionally use in nursery diets Beginning to be used in grow-finish diets Strain of microbe, dose, interactions, feedstuffs, feed processing
Enzymes
Increase nutrient utilization Not much benefit with corn-SBM diets More of a benefit with wheat & barley-based diets Beta glucanase and xylanase are the most commonly used ones Others include alpha amylase, cellulase, protease, and various combinations Great variation in efficacy
Phytase
Most commonly used enzyme in the world Increases utilization of phytate P in grains Decrease P excretion Less P running off into lakes and rivers Less euthrophication Decrease amount of inorganic P Currently slight economic savings in diet cost Tremendous environmental benefit
Others
Mold Inhibitors effective against molds, not mycotoxins Antioxidants – increase shelf-life & are effective Mycotoxin Binders Are present even if mold is gone Products effective against aflatoxins (clays, HSCAS, pellet binders) Few, if any, products effective on other mycotoxins
Others cont.
Odor Reducing Additives Many products, few effective (DeOdorase, Microaid) Heavily dependent on condition of individual systems Manure composition, pH, temperature, antibacterials, water, etc
Carcass Modifiers
Ractopamine (
Paylean
) Chromium tripicolinate Betaine L-carnitine Zilpaterol
Ractopamine (
PayLean
)
Beta agonist that “repartitions” where nutrients go (from fat to lean deposition) Improves: Growth rate Feed conversion Lean deposition
Ractopamine (
PayLean
)
Approved at the 9 g/ton level the last 90 pounds prior to slaughter 5 g/ton improves gain (10%) & efficiency (17%) Maybe carcass 9.9 g/ton improves gain & efficiency, carcass weight & dressing %
Ractopamine (
PayLean
)
19.8 g/ton seldom used cost of product Increased death-loss potential Greatest response first 2 weeks, then decreases over the last 2 weeks Need at least a 16% protein diet and .90% lysine diet (watch all amino acid levels)
PayLean Use In Commercial
Operations
Used to decrease total number of marketing days for a group/barn #1 Market first group of heaviest pigs #2 Feed the 5 g/ton level for 2 weeks #3 Feed the 9.9 g/ton level for the last 2 weeks or until all the pigs are marketed
Handling/Stress Is An Issue!
Elanco has developed a program on proper handling of swine from farm through harvest
Carcass Modifiers
Organic Chromium (tripicolinate) Increase leanness 6%, but not consistent 200 ppb Cr improved sow fertility, # born & weaned Must be fed at least 6 months to get sow response Betaine (sugar beet industry) Enhance leanness and feed efficiency (?????) Works with met/cys deficiency or lysine excess Carnitine Initially thought to improve leanness & efficiency Some response in nursery pigs 50 ppm in gestation increased litter size & birth weight
Example
Current diet cost = $120/ton Feed additive costs $15 to add to a ton of feed ($135 - $120) * 100 = 12.5% improvement in F/G $120 just to pay for itself
If getting a 10% improvement in feed efficiency, still losing money!!!
Doesn’t take into Consideration Changes in:
Gain Carcass characteristics Deathloss
Summary
Feed additives can be effective tools when used properly
Do the “Homework” for YOUR operation
Match disease problem with feed additive Feed additives are not a replacement for poor management Ractopamine is economically advantageous when used strategically
Summary
Make sure you get a real “Net” economic benefit that’s consistent Use your feed $ where you’ll get the best, most consistent return on your investment.