Garlic as alternative for antibiotics in diet for growing pigs

Abstract

The effects of the use of antibiotics and garlic powder in the nutrition of weaning piglets were compared. The trial included 120 weaned piglets of the same genotype (Large White) distributed in three feeding treatments. In the first study period (day 27-56), a feed mixture with 20% protein was used, while in the second period (day 57-84), a mixture with 18% protein. The control group was fed with mixtures containing antibiotics in the amount of 0.2%, while the two experimental groups were fed with mixtures containing fermented garlic powder (FGP) in the concentration of 0.05% and 0.2%. The obtained results showed that the use of FGP, instead of antibiotics, resulted in better gain in second trial group, and also better feed conversion ratio, in both trial groups by 3.84% and 6.93% respectively, during the entire research period.

Ispitivani su uticaji korišćenja antibiotika i fermentisanog belog luka u ishrani prasadi u odgoju. Ogled je sproveden na 120 prasadi, genotipa Veliki jorkšir, podeljenih u dve grupe tokom celog perioda istraživanja. U prvom periodu istraživanja korišćena je smeša hraniva sa 20% proteina, dok je u drugom korišćena smeša sa 18% proteina. Prva kontrolna grupa je hranjena smešama sa antibiotikom u količini od 0,2%, dok su ogledne grupe hranjena smešama sa belim lukom u koncetraciji od 0,05% i 0.2%. Dobijeni rezultati su pokazali da korišćenjem belog luka, umesto antibiotika, dolazi do poboljšanja prirasta u drugoj oglednoj grupi, kao i konverzije hrane u obe ogledne grupa za 3.84%;6.93% u toku celog perioda istraživanja.