Document Type
Report
Report Number
Swine 83-10
Publication Date
1983
Summary
Feed additives have been used to promote growth and feed efficiency of growing-finishing pigs for over 30 years. Typically, greatest response is found during early stages of growth and less response during the finishing period under conditions of good management. Recently, sarsaponin, a naturally occurring plant steroid derived from the yucca plant, has become available as a feed additive under the commercial name, Micro-Aid. Claims for this product include increased performance of· pigs during the finishing period. The antibiotic, Bacitracin MD, also has been shown to improve performance during later stages of growth more than is expected of most feed additives.
The study reported herein was designed to evaluate the response of pigs to these two feed additives when fed separately or in combination.
Number of Pages
3
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Libal, G. W.; Wahlstrom, R. C.; and Hanson, Roland, "The Effects of Sarsaponin and Bacitracin MD on Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs" (1983). South Dakota Swine Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1983. 11.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_swine_1983/11