Efficiency of Biotronic Product Line in Pigs
Due to their strong antimicrobial effect, acidifiers assist in improving feed and water hygiene standards. BIOMIN GmbH provides Biotronic® acidifier line, a family of products, combined from selected blends of organic acids.
2 October 2008
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The latest know-how technology enables BIOMIN GmbH to create the highly effective acidifier products and to assure their continual functionality through feed and water into animals’ gastro-intestinal tract.
The effects of Biotronic® products were investigated in various scientific and field trials with pigs. These tests were carried out under different conditions following elaborate protocols. Supplementation with Biotronic® acidifier in weaning pigs improved on average feed conversion rates by 8%, average daily weight gain by 7.8% and decreased diarrhea rates by 57% in comparison to control groups. Under practical conditions in most of the trials the net return on investments (ROI) of Biotronic® acidifier products was higher than 1:8. Some of the trials which were carried out are highlighted below.
Post-Weaning Piglet Trial with Biotronic® SE on Commercial Farm, Germany
The trial was conducted with 80 piglets (35 days old) which were fed either the control diet or the same diet with the supplemental Biotronic® SE (4 kg/t feed) during a period of 35 days. As shown in Table 1, feed intake (FI), average daily weight gain (ADG) and feed conversion rate (FCR) were improved by 2.8, 5.8 and 2.7%, respectively, in the trial group compared to the control group. Net return on investments (ROI) for Biotronic® SE was 1:8. The calculation is shown in Table 2.
| Control | Biotronic® SE | Difference % | |
| No. of pigs | 40 | 40 | |
| Initial weight (kg) | 7.55 | 7.93 | |
| Final weight (kg) | 23.1 | 24.0 | + 3.9 |
| FI/ day (g) | 810 | 833 | + 2.8 |
| ADG (g) | 445 | 471 | + 5.8 |
| FCR | 1.82 | 1.77 | - 2.7 |
Table 2. ROI calculation for Biotronic® SE in pigs
| Item | Units | Control Group | Biotronic® SE 4kg/t |
| Final BW of pig | kg | 23.1 | 24.0 |
| Revenue per pig | € | 46.2 | 48.0 |
| Feed intake per pig | kg | 28.4 | 29.2 |
| Feed cost per pig | € | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| Cost of additive per pig | € | 0 | 0.16 |
| Revenue-feed cost per pig | € | 36.6 | 37.9 |
| ROI | 1:8 |
Post-weaning piglet trial with Biotronic® SE forte on commercial farm, Austria
The trial was conducted with 180 piglets which were fed either the control diet or the same diet with the supplemental Biotronic® SE forte (5 kg/t feed) during a period of 13 days. As shown in Table 3, ADG and FCR were improved by 13.4 and 3.2 %, respectively, and diarrhoea ratio decreased by 56.5% in the trial group compared to the control.
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