Litter parameters after newborn piglets peroral treatment with "Hokovit" immunomodulator preparations

Abstract

Litter parameters (piglets mortality, weaned piglets per litter, piglet daily gain and body weight at weaning), after peroral treatment of newborn piglets with natural immunomodulator preparations, were investigated at one commercial pig farm in Serbia. Each piglet in 30 litters were peroral treated with 2.5 mL of One Shot immunomodulator preparation within 2 h to 6 h after farrowing, and 1.2 mL Coloron Forte Plus immunomodulator preparation 24 h after One Shot treatment. Starting at day 7 after farrowing up to weaning, piglets were fed the diet for suckling piglets, supplemented with Piggy Guard Forte Plus immunomodulator preparation (15 kg of preparation/t of diet). In the control group (n=30), piglets were not treated with probiotics. Piglets mortality were significantly (P<0.05) lower in the probiotics treated group than in the untreated (control) group (av. 0.27 vs. 0.53 dead piglets per litter, resp.). Average number of weaned piglets per litter was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the treated group (9.16), compared with the control group (8.97). Piglet body weight (av. 8.60 kg vs. 7.53 kg) and daily gain (av. 228 g vs. 193.8 g) from farrowing to weaning, were significantly (P<0.01) higher in the treated group. The results showed that newborn piglets treatment with immunomodulator preparations can decrease piglets mortality rate and increase their growth performance during suckling period.