This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of migration frequency on growth performance, blood profile, pork quality and economical analysis in growing-finishing pigs. A total of 56 growing pigs [(Yorkshire×Landrace)×Duroc] with an initial body weight 28.01±4.09 kg were used in this experiment. Pigs were randomly allocated to one of two treatments in a randomized complete block design and 7 replicates with 4 pigs per pen. Experimental treatments were 1) 1 site: growingto- finishing at 1.24 m2/head, 2) 2 site: growing facility for 6 week at 0.81 m2/head followed by move to the finishing facility at 1.24 m2/head. Feeding trial was composed by two growing phase (0-3 week, 4-6 week) and two finishing phase (7-9 week, 10-12 week). As a result, different pig flows influenced on growth performance of growing-finishing pigs and 1 site treatment showed higher average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and G:F ratio on growing phase (0-6 week, p<0.01). The 2 site treatment showed higher serum cortisol level at week 6 (p=0.03). In carcass evaluation, 1 site treatment had shorter days to slaughter 110 kg body weight (p=0.01). Consequently, 1 site system had better performance and economical profits for swine farms.

The aim of this study was to investigate growth performance of growing-finishing pigs in response to high planes of nutrition. Seventy-two Yorkshire barrows weighing approximately 26 kg were randomly allotted to one of three planes of nutrition: ‘BASAL,’ ‘high’ (HI), and ‘extra-high’ (X-HI). BASAL, HI, and X-HI grower diets contained 1.15%, 1.25%, and 1.35% lysine and 3.48, 3.54, and 3.60 Mcal DE/kg, respectively; finisher diets had 1.10%, 1.10%, and 1.20% lysine and 3.43, 3.50, and 3.57 Mcal DE/kg, respectively. The animals were placed on the grower and finisher diets for 40 and 63 days, respectively, and slaughtered. Average daily gain, which did not differ among the three dietary groups during the grower phase, was greater (p<0.05) in the X-HI group than in the other two groups during the finisher phase (811, 862, and 842 g during the grower phase and 855, 884, and 953 g during the finisher phase for the BASAL, HI, and X-HI groups, respectively). Dressing percentage of the carcass was greater in the X-HI than in the other two groups, backfat thickness tending to be less in the X-HI group vs. BASAL (p=0.09). Results suggest that the growth rate of growing-finishing barrows could be increased by placing them on a high plane of nutrition.

본 연구는 돼지의 육성기 또는 비육기에 Bio 이온수 급여에 따른 성장, 혈액분석 및 육질 특성 평가를 위하여 실시하였다. 시험구는 Bio 이온수 무 급여구 (대조구), 육성기 급여구 및 비육기 급여구로 3시험 구를 두었으며, 각 시험구 당 33두의 3원교잡종 (Landrace☓Yorkshire☓Duroc) 돼지를 배치하였으며, 총 99두를 이용하여 사양시험을 수행하였다. Bio 이온수 급여는 육성돈과 비육돈의 성장과 사료효율에 영 향을 미치지 않았지만 (P>0.05), 비육기 급여구에서 일당증체량과 A등급 출현율이 높게 나타났다. 대조구 에 비해 Bio 이온수를 급여한 처리구에서 혈액성상 분석 결과 적혈구와 백혈구의 수치가 증가하였다 (p<0.05). 일반성분, 육색, pH, 육즙감량, 가열감량 및 전단력에서 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 지방 산 분석 결과 육성기 급여구에서 포화지방산/불포화지방산 비율이 낮게 나타났고, 불포화지방산의 함량 비 율이 가장 높게 나타났다. 또한 가열육 관능검사에서 향과 전체적인 기호도에서 높은 점수를 획득하였다.

This experiment was conducted to evaluate two different types of feed additive as an alternative for antibiotics on growth performance and feed cost in growing and finishing pigs. One additive is an herb extract, with Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) as the main component, while the other feed additive contains aminolevulinic acid (ALA). In the first experiment, 128 grower pigs were allotted to 4 different treatment groups and replicated 4 times with 8 pigs per replicate; the trial lasted for 28 days. The positive control group (PC) which is the control group supplemented with antibiotics was significantly higher (p＜0.05) in growth rate (580.6 g/d) followed by the ALA group (532.0 g/d), there was no significant differences in terms of feed intake and feed efficiency. There were marginal reductions in feed costs measured as feed cost per head in ALA and HE added diet. However, the feed cost per weight gain of ALA treatment was higher than the control group (PC) supplemented with antibiotics. In the second experiment, 80 finisher pigs were allotted to 4 treatment groups and replicated 4 times with 5 pigs per replicate; the trial lasted for 70 days. The treatment group supplemented with an herb extract (HE) had a significantly higher (p＜0.05) feed intake (2,415.8 g/d) compared to the other treatment groups, but there was no significant differences in terms of growth rate and feed efficiency. Feed cost per head in HE and ALA treatments were higher than PC treatment, and feed cost per weight gain of HE was higher than PC treat (p＜0.05). The results from these experiments suggests that these two types of feed additives can both be used as an alternative for antibiotics without having a negative effect on the performance of the animals. And aminolevulinic acid was good in performance and production cost of grower and finisher pigs.