Open AccessEFFICACY OF SALINOMYCIN AS A GROWTH PROMOTER FOR GROWING-FINISHING SWINE
Author(s) -
S. Leeson,
R. H. HACKER,
D. Wey
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
canadian journal of animal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1918-1825
pISSN - 0008-3984
DOI - 10.4141/cjas81-132
Subject(s) - salinomycin , tylosin , zoology , biology , feed conversion ratio , chemistry , body weight , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology
Salinomycin at 25 or 50 ppm improved (P < 0.01) growth rate to 90 kg compared to control animals; pigs fed 22 ppm tylosin were intermediate in growth rate which was not significantly different from that of the other groups. Salinomycin, irrespective of inclusion level, resulted in an (P < 0.01) improvement in feed/gain compared to control and tylosin-treated pigs. At 25 ppm, salinomycon resulted in reduced carcass backfat (P < 0.05) compared to the tylosin and salinomycin 50 ppm treatments.
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