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Comparison of Different Antimicrobial Sequences on Nursery Pig Performance and Economic Return
M.U.Steidinger1,M.D.Tokach,D.Dau2,S.S.Dritz3,J.M.DeRouchey,R.D.Goodband,andJ.L.Nelssen
SummaryAtotalof1,008weanlingpigs(12.0lband19dofage)wereusedina42-dexperimenttocomparedifferentantibioticregimensongrowthperformanceandeconomicreturn.Fromd0to11andd11to21,pigswerefeddietscontainingnoantibiotic,acombina-tionofDenagard(NovartisAnimalHealth,Greensboro,NC)at35g/tonandchlortet-racyclineat400g/ton(Denagard/CTC),orPulmotil(Elanco,Greenfield,IN;363g/tonfromd0to11and181g/tonfromd11to21).Fromd21to42,pigspreviouslyfedDenagard/CTCorPulmotilwerefeddietscontainingnomedication,Denagard/CTC,oracombinationofMecadox(PhilbroAnimalHealthCorp.,RidgefieldPark,NJ)at25g/tonandoxytetracyclineat400gperton(Mecadox/OTC).AddingDenagard/CTCorPulmotiltothedietfromd0to11andd11to21improved(P <0.01)ADG,ADFI,F/G,andincomeoverfeedcost(IOFC).Therewerenodifferences(P >0.21)inADGorADFIbetweenpigsfedDenagard/CTCandpigsfedPulmotil;however,pigsfedDenagard/CTCtendedtohavebetter(P<0.09)F/Gfromd0to21.Feedcostwasalsolower(P <0.01)andIOFCwasgreater(P <0.03)fromd0to21forpigsfedDenagard/CTCthanforpigsfedPulmotil.AddingDenagard/CTCorMeca-dox/OTCtothedietfromd21to42increased(P <0.05)ADG,ADFI,andIOFCcomparedwithfeedingnoantibiotic,buttherewerenodifferences(P >0.17)inpigperformanceorIOFCbetweenpigsfedDenagard/CTCandMecadox/OTC.Fortheoveralltrial,addingantibioticstothedietduringanyphaseimproved(P <0.05)ADG,ADFI,F/G,andIOFC.Theseresultsdemonstratethataddingantibioticstothenurs-erydietimprovedpigperformanceandeconomicalreturnonthiscommercialfarm.
Keywords:antimicrobial
IntroductionPastresearchhascontinuallydemonstratedthatincludingantibioticsinnurserypigdietsimprovespiggrowthperformance(Hays,19784;Zimmerman,19865;Cromwell,
1SwineNutritionServices,Inc.,Anchor,Il.2NovartisAnimalHealth,Greensboro,NC.3DepartmentofDiagnosticMedicine/Pathobiology,KansasStateUniversity.4Hays,V.W.1978.Effectivenessoffeedadditiveusageofantibacterialagentsinswineandpoultryproduction.ReporttotheOfficeofTechnologyAssessment.U.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice,Wash-ington,DC.5Zimmerman,D.R.1986.Roleofsubtherapeuticlevelsofantimicrobialsinpigproduction.J.Anim.Sci. 62(Suppl.3):6-17.
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20016;Dritzetal.,20027;Steidingeretal.,20088).Thegreatestresponseisnormallythroughanincreaseinfeedintake,whichincreasesdailygain.Althoughthebenefitofincludingfeed-gradeantibioticsinthenurserystageiswelldocumented,limiteddataareavailablecomparingvariousantibioticregimensfornurserypigs.Inthe2008SwineDayReportofProgress(Steidingeretal.,2008),wereportedbeneficialresponsestoantibioticsfedinnurserypigdiets.Inthatstudy,wecomparedpigsfeddifferentregi-mensandcombinationsincludingDenagard(NovartisAnimalHealth,Greensboro,NC)andchlortetracycline(Denagard/CTC)withpigsfedMecadox(PhilbroAnimalHealthCorp.,RidgefieldPark,NJ)andoxytetracycline(Mecadox/OTC).Anyoftheantibioticregimenstestedimprovedgrowthperformanceandincomeoverfeedcost(IOFC)comparedwithpigsfednoantibiotic.Infact,removingantibioticsfromthedietduringanyphaseresultedinlowerIOFC.Therefore,thepurposeofthistrialwastovalidatetheresponsetoantibioticsobservedinourearlierstudy(Steidingeretal.,2008)andtocomparethegrowthandeconomicresponseofsomedifferentantibioticregi-mensthatarecommonlyusedinthecommercialswineindustry.
ProceduresAtotalof1,008pigs(12.0lband19dofage)wereusedina42-dexperiment.PigswerefromaPRRSvpositive,butstable,pigflow.ThepigflowhadahistoryofbothentericandrespiratorychallengewithavarietyoforganismsinvolvedincludingPasteurella multocida.Denagard/CTCwasselectedasoneoftheinterventionsbasedonthediag-nostichistory.Pigswereweanedintoa4-roomnurseryfacility.Eachroomcontained12pens(6×10ft)withwireflooringandasinglebowlwatererand4-holedryfeeder.Allpigsreceivedthesame3-stagediets(d1to10,10to21,and21to42;Phases1,2,and3,respectively);feedmedicationwastheonlydifferencebetweentreatmentgroups(Table1).
Theresearchsitehadafinishingbarnwithin75ftofthenurserybuilding.Historicalmortalitywas2%to10%,withpigsseroconvertingtoPRRSvbywk3inthenursery.PigswerevaccinatedforMycoplasma hyopneumoniaeandreceived½dosecircovirusvaccineat2and4wkpostplacement.
Allpigswereweanedonthesamedayandblockedbyweightintoeachofthetreatmentgroups.Therewere7treatmentgroups(144pigspertreatment;1,008pigstotal);eachtreatmentgroupconsistedof6or7penswith21pigsperpen.Allpigsweremonitoreddaily,andanimalsexhibitingsevereclinicalsignswerehumanelyeuthanizedaccordingtoNovartisAnimalHealthanimalwelfarepolicy.
Dietarytreatmentswerearrangedasa2×3factorialdesignplusanegativecontrol(Table2).Thenegativecontroldidnotcontainantibioticsduringanyperiod.Forthefactorial,pigsreceivedeitherDenagard/CTCorPulmotil(Elanco,Greenfield,IN)fromd0to10andd10to21andthen1of3dietsfromd21to42(negativecontrol,Denagard/CTC,orMecadox/OTC.WhenDenagard/CTCwasfed,Denagardwas
6Cromwell,G.L.2001.Antimicrobialandpromicrobialagents.Pages401-426inSwineNutrition.A.J.LewisandL.L.Southern,eds.CRCPress,NewYork.7Dritz,S.S.,M.D.Tokach,R.D.Goodband,andJ.L.Nelssen.2002.Effectsofadministrationofanti-microbialsinfeedongrowthrateandfeedefficiencyofpigsinmultisiteproductionsystems.J.Amer.Vet. Med.Assoc.220:1690-1695.8Steidingeretal.,SwineDay2008,ReportofProgress1001,pp.74-81.
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addedat35g/tonandCTCat400g/ton.ForMecadox/OTC,Mecadoxwasincludedat25g/tonandOTCat400g/ton.WhenPulmotilwasfedduringthefirst2phases,itwasincludedinthedietat363g/tonduringPhase1and181g/tonduringPhase2.
Waterandfeedwereavailabletoallpigsadlibitumforthedurationofthestudy.Feedsampleswerecollectedfromthefeedmilltoconfirmmedicationlevelforalldietphasesandtreatmentgroups.Feedsamplesalsowerecollectedfrom1feederofeachtreatmentgroupforalldietphases.Allfeedsampleswereanalyzedfortheappropriatemedicationanditsconcentration(Table3).
Allpigswereweighedond0,11,21,and42tocalculateADG,ADFI,andF/G.Anypigstreatedforhealth-relatedproblemswererecordedtocalculatethenumberoftreat-mentsperpen.Actualfeedcostatthetimeoftheexperimentwasusedtocalculatefeedcostperpigandfeedcostperpoundofgain.Incomeoverfeedcostwascalculatedaspoundofgain×thevalueofthegain-feedcostperpig.Twodifferentvaluesofgain($0.50/lbor$1.00/lb)wereusedtoaccountfortheimpactofweightgainedinthenurseryonpigweightatmarket.The$0.50/lbassumesthatweightgainedinthenurs-eryremainsatmarketwithoutbecominggreaterorsmaller.The$1.00/lbassumesthateach1lbgainedinthenurserybecomes2lbatmarket.Previousresearchhasdemon-stratedthateach1lbgainedinthenurseryisworth1to4lbatmarketdependingontheresearchtrial(Tokachetal.,19959;Steidingeretal.,2008).
DatawereanalyzedusingtheMIXEDprocedureofSAS(SASInstituteInc.,Cary,NC)withpenastheexperimentalunitforallresponsecriteria.Thestatisticalmodelincludedthefixedeffectoftreatmentandrandomeffectofnurseryroom.Thedatawasderivedfrom6or7replicatepensacross4nurseryroomsinabalancedincompleteblockdesign.SingledegreeoffreedomcontrastswereusedtodeterminetheresponsetoantibioticinclusioninthedietduringeachphaseandanydifferencesbetweenDena-gard/CTCandPulmotilduringPhases1and2andbetweenDenagard/CTCandMecadox/OTCduringPhase3.
Results and DiscussionNoadverseeffectstoinclusionoftheantibioticsinthefeedwerenotedduringanyphaseofthestudy.Overallpigmortalityduringthestudywassimilartohistoricalexpectedmortality.Laboratoryanalysisconfirmedantibioticinclusioninthetestdiets(Table3).AnalyzedlevelsinthefeedwerelowerthantargetedlevelsforCTCandDenagardbuthigherthantargetforOTC.ThelowlevelsofOTCinthecontroldietswereunexpected.Thereasonmayhavebeencontaminationduringsampling.Wedon’tbelievethecontaminationoccurredhroughfeedmixingbecausefeedbatcheswithoutantibioticweremanufacturedbeforebatcheswithantibiotictominimizeanypotentialforcarryover.ThereasonforthediscrepancyinOTCandCTClevelsinthePhase3dietsisalsounknown.Thetargetlevelwas400g/ton,buttestingresultsrevealed803g/tonforOTCand279g/tonforCTC.
9Tokach,M.D.,J.E.Pettigrew,L.J.Johnston,M.Overland,J.W.Rust,andS.G.Cornelius.1995.Effectofaddingfatand(or)milkproductstotheweanlingpigdietonperformanceinthenurseryandsubsequentgrow-finishstages.J.Anim.Sci.73:3358.
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AddingDenagard/CTCorPulmotiltothedietfromd0to11andd11to21improved(P <0.01)ADG,ADFI,F/G,andIOFC(Tables4,5,and6).AddingDena-gard/CTCtothedietalsolowered(P <0.03)feedcostperpoundofgainduringbothphases,whereasfeedingPulmotilresultedinasimilar(P >0.22)feedcostperpoundofgaincomparedwiththecontrol.PigsfedDenagard/CTChadlower(P <0.01)feedcostperpigandfeedcostperpoundofgainandhigher(P <0.03)IOFCthanpigsfedPulmotilfromd0to21(Phases1and2).IncludingDenagard/CTCinthedietfromd0to21afterweaningresultedin4.1lbmoreweightgainperpigandanetincreaseinIOFCof$1.35/pigwhengainwasvaluedat$0.50/lband$3.46/pigwhenthevalueofgainwasincreasedto$1.00/lb.IncludingPulmotilinthedietfromd0to21resultedin3.5lbmoreweightgainperpigthanthecontrolandanetincreaseinIOFCof$0.71/pigor$2.47/pigwhenvaluedat$0.50and$1.00/lb,respectively.Thus,Dena-gard/CTCresultedinweightgainsimilartothatofPulmotil,butwithagreaterIOFC($0.64/pigto0.99/pigdependingonthevalueofgain).
Addingantibioticstothedietfromd21to42improvedADG(P <0.01)andADFI(P =0.02)andtendedtoimproveF/G(P =0.08).Therewerenodifferencesinperfor-mance(P >0.46)betweenpigsfedDenagard/CTCandpigsfedMecadox/OTC.Althoughaddingantibioticstothedietincreased(P <0.01)feedcostperpigandfeedcostperpoundofgain,theweightgainbenefitresultedinincreased(P <0.01)IOFCwhenantibioticswereaddedtothediet.PigsfedMecadox/OTChadlower(P =0.03)feedcostperpoundofgainthanpigsfedDenagard/CTC;however,therewerenodifferences(P >0.17)betweenthetwoantibioticsforIOFC.ItisunknownwhethertheresponseinthisphasemayhavebeeninfluencedbythehighertestedOTClevelintheMecadox/OTCtreatmentrelativetotheCTClevelintheDenagard/CTCtreatment.ThereasonthatwebelievethattheantibioticlevelmayhaveinfluencedtheresponseisthatpigsfedDenagard/CTCtendedtogrowfasterthanpigsfedMecadox/OTCwhencomparedwiththesameantibioticcombinationsusedduringthePhase2periodinourpreviousstudy(Steidingeretal.,2008).
Fortheoveralltrial,addingantibioticstothedietfromd0to11,11to21,and21to42improved(P <0.05)ADG,ADFI,andF/G.Overallfeedcostperpigwasincreased(P <0.01)bytheadditionofantibioticstothedietduringanyphase.Addingantibiot-icstothedietalsoincreased(P <0.04)overallfeedcostperpoundofgain;however,overallIOFCwasincreased(P <0.04)whenantibioticswereaddedtothedietfromd0to21andd21to42.Theseresultsconfirmtheresultsofourfirstexperiment(Steidingeretal.,2008)thataddingantibioticstothenurserydietimprovedpigperfor-manceandeconomicreturnsonthiscommercialfarm.
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Table 1. Composition of control dietsItem Phase1 Phase2 Phase3Ingredient,%Corn1 42.62 41.21 40.37Soybeanmeal(46.5%CP) 23.52 30.79 25.47Wheypermeate 20 7.5 ---Drieddistillersgrainswithsolubles 2.5 15 30Spray-driedanimalplasma 3.65 --- ---Menhadenfishmeal 3.35 --- ---Fat,AVblend 1.501 2.077 1.425Limestone 0.673 1.076 1.275MonocalciumP,21%P 0.424 0.702 0.052Salt 0.25 0.25 0.4L-lysineHCl 0.371 0.450 0.458DL-methionine 0.205 0.154 0.072L-threonine 0.127 0.114 0.089Zincoxide 0.375 0.25 ---Vitaminpremix2 0.15 0.15 0.125Tracemineralpremix3 0.125 0.125 0.125Coppersulfate 0.075 0.075 0.075Sweetener 0.025 0.025 ---Phytase1200 0.0625 0.0625 0.0625Total 100.00 100.00 100.00
CalculatedanalysisSIDlysine4,% 1.45 1.36 1.25Totallysine,% 1.58 1.52 1.41SIDaminoacidratiosMet&Cys:lysine,% 59 60 57Threonine:lysine,% 61 61 60Tryptophan:lysine,% 17 17 17Valine:lysine,% 63 67 66ME,Kcal/lb 1,544 1,546 1,488Lactose,% 16.0 6.0 ---Phytase,units/kg 680 680 680CP,% 21.8 22.9 21.8Fat,% 4.1 5.8 5.3Ca,% 0.71 0.70 0.7P,% 0.68 0.63 0.64AvailableP,% 0.55 0.45 0.351Antibioticsreplacedcorninthecontroldietstoformtheexperimentaltreatments.2Providedfollowingvitaminsperpoundofcompletediet:vitaminA,4,995IU;vitaminD750IU;vitaminE,24IU;vitaminK,2.0mg;vitaminB12,17.6ug;niacin,22.5mg;pantothenicacid,12.5mg;andriboflavin,3.8mg.3Containedthefollowingminerals:copper,1.32%;iodine,240ppm;iron,10%;manganese,2.8%;selenium,240ppm;andzinc,12%.4Standardizedilealdigestible.
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Table 2. Dietary antibiotics in each phaseTreatment d0to11 d11to21 d21to42
1 Nomedication Nomedication Nomedication2 Denagard/CTC1 Denagard/CTC Denagard/CTC3 Pulmotil,363g Pulmotil,181g Denagard/CTC4 Denagard/CTC Denagard/CTC Nomedication5 Pulmotil,363g Pulmotil,181g Nomedication6 Denagard/CTC Denagard/CTC Mecadox/OTC2
7 Pulmotil,363g Pulmotil,181g Mecadox/OTC1Chlortetracycline,400g/ton.2Oxytetracycline,400g/ton.
Table 3. Analyzed antibiotic levels in each phase, g/tonCarbadox Oxytetracycline Chlortetracycline Tiamulin Pulmotil
Phase1Control 1.53 8.49 <0.91 0 <45.4Denagard/CTC1 --- --- 298 10.1 ---Pulmotil --- --- --- --- 295Phase2Control 2.25 5.28 <0.91 0 <45.4Denagard/CTC --- --- 379 20.3 ---Pulmotil --- --- --- --- 181Phase3Control <1.14 36.1 2.76 0 <45.4Mecadox25g/OTC2 13.4 803 --- --- ---Denagard/CTC --- --- 279 17.5 ---1Chlortetracycline,400g/ton.2Oxytetracycline,400g/ton.
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Table 4. Influence of antimicrobial additions to the diet on pig performance1
Treatment1 2 3 4 5 6 7
d0to10: Nomed Den/CTC2 Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotild10to21: Nomed Den/CTC Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotild21to42: Nomed Den/CTC Den/CTC Nomed Nomed Mec/OTC3 Mec/OTC SEM
d0to11ADG,lb 0.19 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.33 0.30 0.024ADFI,lb 0.30 0.39 0.38 0.41 0.39 0.41 0.41 0.023F/G 1.59 1.26 1.26 1.33 1.33 1.28 1.35 0.085d11to21ADG,lb 0.50 0.76 0.74 0.80 0.73 0.79 0.74 0.50ADFI,lb 0.77 0.99 1.01 1.01 0.97 1.01 0.98 0.77F/G 1.63 1.31 1.38 1.26 1.33 1.29 1.33 1.63d21to42ADG,lb 0.93 1.03 1.06 0.92 0.93 1.05 1.11 0.06ADFI,lb 1.43 1.62 1.59 1.46 1.49 1.59 1.64 0.106F/G 1.56 1.57 1.49 1.58 1.59 1.52 1.48 0.048d0to21ADG,lb 0.34 0.53 0.51 0.54 0.51 0.55 0.51 0.035ADFI,lb 0.52 0.68 0.68 0.70 0.66 0.70 0.67 0.037F/G 1.60 1.29 1.35 1.28 1.33 1.28 1.34 0.044d0to42ADG,lb 0.63 0.78 0.78 0.73 0.72 0.80 0.81 0.043ADFI,lb 0.98 1.14 1.12 1.07 1.07 1.14 1.14 0.065F/G 1.57 1.47 1.44 1.47 1.50 1.44 1.43 0.037Weight,lbd0 12.4 11.9 11.8 12.1 12.2 11.8 11.7 1.02d11 14.5 15.4 15.2 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.1 1.17d21 19.6 23.1 22.6 23.5 22.8 23.3 22.6 1.61d42 39.4 44.9 44.8 42.7 42.4 45.4 45.8 2.60Survival,% 95.8% 96.3% 99.3% 100.0% 99.3% 99.3% 98.0% 1.3%1Eachmeanrepresents6(treatment1)or7penswith21pigsperpenforatotalof1,008pigs.2Denagard,chlortetracycline.3Mecadox,oxytetracycline.
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Table 5. Influence of antimicrobial additions to the diet on feed economics1
Treatment1 2 3 4 5 6 7
d0to10: Nomed Den/CTC2 Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotild10to21: Nomed Den/CTC Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotil Den/CTC Pulmotild21to42: Nomed Den/CTC Den/CTC Nomed Nomed Mec/OTC3 Mec/OTC SEM
Feedcost,$/pigd0to11 0.73 1.02 1.19 1.06 1.22 1.06 1.26 0.068d11to21 0.98 1.39 1.58 1.41 1.52 1.42 1.53 0.086d21to42 2.95 3.81 3.74 3.01 3.07 3.60 3.70 0.234d0to21 1.70 2.41 2.76 2.47 2.73 2.48 2.78 0.141d0to42 4.68 6.21 6.42 5.47 5.78 6.07 6.46 0.329Feedcost,$/lbgaind0to11 0.351 0.296 0.358 0.313 0.377 0.302 0.38 0.021d11to21 0.205 0.183 0.216 0.177 0.209 0.181 0.209 0.007d21to42 0.153 0.176 0.167 0.155 0.156 0.163 0.159 0.005d0to21 0.250 0.219 0.261 0.217 0.259 0.218 0.265 0.009d0to42 0.179 0.191 0.198 0.179 0.192 0.182 0.192 0.004Incomeoverfeedcost1,$/pig4
d0to11 0.33 0.73 0.48 0.66 0.46 0.75 0.41 0.099d11to21 1.53 2.42 2.10 2.58 2.13 2.51 2.15 0.179d21to42 6.78 7.00 7.40 6.61 6.74 7.42 7.91 0.43d0to21 1.84 3.13 2.55 3.25 2.59 3.26 2.51 0.251d0to42 8.57 10.07 9.84 9.85 9.30 10.65 10.35 0.604Incomeoverfeedcost2,$/pig4
d0to11 1.39 2.48 2.14 2.38 2.12 2.57 2.07 0.226d11to21 4.04 6.22 5.77 6.58 5.77 6.44 5.84 0.435d21to42 16.51 17.80 18.55 16.24 16.55 18.44 19.52 1.054d0to21 5.38 8.69 7.83 8.96 7.88 8.99 7.77 0.612d0to42 21.83 26.35 26.10 25.16 24.38 27.38 27.16 1.4941Basedietcostswere$442.60/tonfromd0to11;$252.31/tonfromd11to21;and$196.63/tonfromd21to42.Medicationcostspertonwere$27.85forDenagard/CTC(Den/CTC),$18.65forMecadox/OTC(Mec/OTC),and$122.54for363gofPulmotil($61.77for181gofPulmotil).2Denagard,chlortetracycline.3Mecadox,oxytetracycline.4Incomeoverfeedcost1assumedavalueofgainat$0.50/lb.Incomeoverfeedcost2assumedavalueofgainof$1.00/lb.
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Table 6. Statistical differences for performance and economic data, (P<)Contrasts1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8d0to11ADG,lb <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.32 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.90ADFI,lb <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.55 0.07 0.29 0.04 0.36F/G <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.67 0.02 0.02 0.10 0.45d11to21 ADG,lb <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.21 0.04 0.10 0.05 0.77ADFI,lb <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.66 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.96F/G <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.16 0.05 0.16 0.05 0.57d21to42 ADG,lb 0.09 0.19 0.05 0.32 <0.01 0.01 <0.01 0.46ADFI,lb 0.15 0.20 0.15 0.80 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.86F/G 0.66 0.94 0.45 0.30 0.08 0.27 0.07 0.48d0to21 ADG,lb <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.21 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.82ADFI,lb <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.48 0.05 0.13 0.08 0.82F/G <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.09 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.89d0to42 ADG,lb <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.92 <0.01 0.01 <0.01 0.55ADFI,lb 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.86 0.03 0.09 0.05 0.81F/G 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.96 0.02 0.09 0.02 0.55Weight,lb d0 0.54 0.57 0.55 0.96 0.43 0.53 0.49 0.95d11 0.40 0.37 0.49 0.74 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.99d21 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.52 0.34 0.46 0.38 0.91d42 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.99 0.02 0.08 0.04 0.73Survival,% 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.74 0.89 0.61 0.79 0.48
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Table 6. Statistical differences for performance and economic data, (P<)Contrasts1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Feedcost,$/pigd0to11 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.09 0.01 0.37d11to21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.02 0.93d21to42 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.80 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.47d0to21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.72d0to42 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.22 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.87Feedcost,$/lbgaind0to11 0.50 0.03 0.33 <0.01 0.32 0.21 0.70 0.42d11to21 0.24 <0.01 0.47 <0.01 0.99 0.74 0.72 0.53d21to42 0.08 0.05 0.19 0.28 <0.01 <0.01 0.14 0.03d0to21 0.27 <0.01 0.22 <0.01 0.85 0.80 0.94 0.88d0to42 0.04 0.34 <0.01 <0.01 0.02 0.01 0.34 0.08Incomeoverfeedcost1,$/pig2
d0to11 0.01 <0.01 0.24 <0.01 0.10 0.13 0.20 0.82d11to21 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.25 0.10 0.65d21to42 0.31 0.59 0.17 0.21 0.01 0.12 <0.01 0.17d0to21 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 <0.01 0.09 0.18 0.12 0.86d0to42 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.41 0.02 0.15 0.01 0.31Incomeoverfeedcost2,$/pig2
d0to11 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.08 0.07 0.96d11to21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.06 0.05 0.15 0.07 0.72d21to42 0.15 0.32 0.09 0.27 <0.01 0.02 <0.01 0.31d0to21 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.03 0.04 0.11 0.07 0.83d0to42 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.70 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.441Contrast1=ResponsetoantibioticinPhases1and2(Treatment1vs.allothers).Contrast2=Denagard/CTCvs.nomedicationinPhases1and2(Treatments1vs.2,4,and6).Contrast3=Pulmotilvs.nomedicationinPhases1and2(Treatments1vs.3,5,and7).Contrast4=Denagard/CTCvs.Pulmotil(Treatments2,4,and6vs.3,5,and7).Contrast5=ResponsetoantibioticinPhase3(Treatments1,4,and5vs.2,3,6and7).Contrast6=Denagard/CTCvs.nomedicationinPhase3(Treatments1,4,and5vs.2and3).Contrast7=Mecadox/OTCvs.nomedicationinPhase3(Treatments1,4,and5vs.6and7).Contrast8=Denagard/CTCvs.Mecadox/OTCinPhase3(Treatments2and3vs.6and7).2Incomeoverfeedcost1assumedavalueofgainat$0.50/lb.Incomeoverfeedcost2assumedavalueofgainof$1.00/lb.