Experiment on supplementing organic acids and probiotics into drinking water for pigs

Abstract

The objective of this study aimed at evaluating the level of improving husbandry environment, and diarrheal ratio of the piglets after adding organic acids and probiotics into drinking water for the pigs in the farms within 42 days (two weeks before the sows breeding to the weaning piglets at 28 days old). The study was conducted in 120 medium-scale pig farms (50-200 pigs/
farm) of Xuan Dong commune, Cho Gao district, Tien Giang province. The studied results showed that the concentration of NH 3 were 5.16 ppm in the control farms reduced significantly in the experimental farm groups No.2 and No.3 (3.96 ppm and 3.73 ppm, respectively). H2S was not found in all pens in the experimental farm groups No. 2 and 3. The number of E.coli and Coliforms in the experimental farm groups No.2 and No.3 were 4.6 log10, 4.7 log10
and 6.08 log10, 6.33 log10, respectively; compared to the control farms (5.5 log 10 and 6.59 log10) (P<0.05). Salmonella was not found in this study. The rate of diarrhea in the piglets of the two experimental farm groups was decreased significantly to 5.22% and 6.12% compared  to the control group of 15.46% (P<0.05); the percentage of diarrhea days in the piglets of two experimental farm groups was also decreased significantly to 0.68% and 0.84% compared to
the control farms of 1.51% (P<0.05).