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A note on the effect of olaquindox as a food additive in diets with or without a high-copper supplement for pigs weaned at 21 days

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

D. C. Patterson
D. C. Patterson
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DP
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Abstract

In a study involving 240 pigs, starter and grower diets containing copper at a high level (180 mg/kg) or olaquindox (110 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg in starter and grower diets respectively) or both were compared with a control diet containing 15 mg Cu per kg. The pigs were weaned at 21 days and given the starter diets until they reached a mean live weight of 10·2 kg, followed by grower diets for 28 days.

In both the starter and grower periods, the effects of the high Cu supplement were not significant. In the starter period, olaquindox significantly improved daily gain (by 25 g) and food conversion efficiency proportionately by 0·07 (P < 0·01). In the grower period, olaquindox did not significantly affect performance.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , October 1985 , pp. 261 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1985

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