Different levels of betaine on diarrhea incidence, performance, carcass characteristics and blood parameters of pigs

Authors

  • Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, São Paulo, SP
  • Rodolfo Nascimento Kronka Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Maria Cristina Thomaz Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Melissa Izabel Hannas Alltech do Brasil, São Paulo, SP
  • Fernanda Marcussi Tucci Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento
  • Antônio João Scandolera Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR
  • Fábio Enrique Lemos Budiño Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/S1413-95962011000400004

Keywords:

Backfat thickness, Feed conversion, Piglets, Weight gain

Abstract

Thirty six piglets weaned at 19 days of age were useddistributed in a randomized block design, were used to evaluate the effects of the addition of crescent levels of betaine (0,0%, 0,1%, 0,2% e 0,3%) in the diets on the performance in initial, growing and finishing phases. The indexes of diarrhea incidence were monitored in the first 14 days post-weaning; and the blood parameters at 20, 75, and 150 days of age, as well as the carcass characteristics at the end of the experiment. It was not observed (P > 0,05) effect of the betaine on the diarrhea incidence. Significative differences (P < 0.05) were verified among treatments in the finishing phase for daily weight gain and feed conversion. Differences (P < 0.0001) among the days to the blood parameters analysed were also observed. In regard to the backfat thickness, it was verified significative difference (P < 0.05) among the treatments.

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Published

2011-08-01

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 4 (2011)

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UNDEFINIED

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How to Cite

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Ribeiro PR, Kronka RN, Thomaz MC, Hannas MI, Tucci FM, Scandolera AJ, et al. Different levels of betaine on diarrhea incidence, performance, carcass characteristics and blood parameters of pigs. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2011 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 8];48(4):299-306. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/34393