scholarly journals Water intake of pigs consuming tiamulin during the nursery phase1

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A Vonnahme ◽  
Adam Mueller ◽  
Daniel A Nelson ◽  
Manuel Alexander Vasquez-Hidalgo ◽  
Deborah Amodie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Water System ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Daily Water Intake ◽  
Original Product ◽  
Effect Of Treatment

Abstract Mass medication to manage population health can be achieved by providing therapeutics in the drinking water. Young nursery pigs are highly sensitive to the flavor and smell of water. Medications that reduce water palatability often lead to an interruption in water and feed intake. With the availability of several generic water-soluble antimicrobials for pigs, questions have arisen about their palatability compared with the original product. In this study, we compared the intake of water containing tiamulin hydrogen fumarate from two different manufacturers with the intake of unmedicated water. The hypothesis was that the intake of tiamulin-containing water would be similar to unmedicated water. Water intake was monitored upon entry into the nursery and just prior to leaving the nursery. Also, average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency (FE) were determined. A total of 300 pigs were individually weighed (4.2–10.9 kg; avg = 6.8 kg) for randomization to pen (n = 30 pens). The experiment had two time points: 1) early nursery (periods 1–3) and 2) late nursery (period 4). Pens were randomly assigned to a sequence (period 1–3) in a crossover experimental design containing three 10-d periods, with 5 d for the resetting of baseline where unmedicated water was provided followed by 5 d on tiamulin source addition [i.e., TriamuloxTM (Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ); Denagard (Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN)] or unmedicated water. After period 3 was concluded, all pens were given unmedicated water (via nipple waterers) and the number of pigs per pen was reduced to six pigs to maintain adequate space per pig. Ten days prior to pigs leaving the nursery, a fourth period was performed. After a 5-d water baseline was achieved, pens were treated with either unmedicated water or Triamulox- or Denagard-containing water. Pigs had ad libitum access to water and feed. During the testing periods, daily water intake was measured by a cup water system in each pen. Feed intake was measured every 5 d. There was no effect of treatment on initial body weights or weights at the beginning or end of each period (P ≥ 0.51). Therefore, there was no effect of treatment on ADG (P ≥ 0.23). Water intake (P ≥ 0.16) and FE (P ≥ 0.35) were not affected by treatment. Water consumption was similar among all treatments in each of the four periods. There appears to be no aversion to water intake when tiamulin hydrogen fumarate is added to the drinking water.

94 The Effects of Weather, Body Weight, and Dry Matter Intake on Total Daily Water Intake in Beef Steers

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 49-50
Author(s):  
Zach S McDaniel ◽  
Zachary K Smith ◽  
Cody Wright ◽  
Michael Gonda ◽  
Himali Wickremasinghe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Water System ◽  
Beef Steers ◽  
Beef Calves ◽  
Linear Mixed Effects ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Daily Water Intake ◽  
Daily Water

Abstract Weaned angus steers (n = 26; 272.92 + 21.29 kg) were selected to study the effects of weather, predicted daily BW, and DMI on total daily water intake (TDWI) from December 2019 to May 2020 (181 days). Calves were provided with ad libitum access to feed and water, under a monoslope barn, for the duration of the study. In periods of cold stress, cattle were provided with corn stalk bedding within the dry lot, away from the monoslope barn. Measurements of feed and water disappearance were obtained by utilizing an automated feed and water system (Insentec RIC, Hokofarm, Marknesse, Netherlands), where disappearance was assumed to be caused by intake. Calves were weighed every 28 days in order to calculate ADG and therefore predict daily BW for each calf. Daily weather records, including windchill (°C), solar radiation (W/m2), and maximum relative humidity (%), were obtained through the South Dakota Mesonet automated weather station located 3.86 km from where the calves were housed. A linear mixed effects model with both random intercept and slope were used to account for the within subject correlations. Increased TDWI was associated with increased wind chill (0.38-kg per 1°C; P < 0.0001), increased solar radiation (1.04-kg per 1 W/m2; P < 0.0001), and decreased maximum relative humidity (-0.14 kg per 1%; P < 0.0001). For every kg increase in DMI, TDWI increased by 1.07 kg (P < 0.0001). Lastly, for every kg increase in BW, TDWI increased by 0.05 kg (P < 0.0001). Effects of DMI, BW, SRAD, windchill, RHMax were predictive of TDWI in beef calves fed during the winter. This model will be useful for predicting TDWI during the winter months where calves are raised in regions where temperatures are regularly below freezing.

Effect of water sweetener on the performance of newly weaned pigs offered medicated and unmedicated feed

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 669-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. D. Maenz ◽  
J. F. Patience ◽  
M. S. Wolynetz
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Weaned Pigs ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Effect Of Water

The effects of drinking water supplemented with a commercial sweetener on the performance of newly weaned pigs given medicated or unmedicated pig starter feed was evaluated in four replicate 10-d trials. A significant (P < 0.01) positive correlation (r = 0.51) was found between cumulative feed intake and cumulative water intake. However, sweetening the drinking water was ineffective in promoting water intake and improving the performance of newly weaned pigs. Key words: Water, sweetener, antibiotics, swine

scholarly journals PSV-5 Effects of two products containing tiamulin hydrogen fumarate on drinking water intake of weaned pigs

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 158-158
Author(s):  
Kimberly A Vonnahme ◽  
Deb Amodie ◽  
Thomas Short ◽  
Marnie Mellencamp ◽  
Adam Mueller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Washout Period ◽  
Water System ◽  
Residual Water ◽  
Respiratory Pathogens ◽  
Nursery Pigs ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
Daily Water ◽  
Treatment Water

Abstract Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate is commonly used in water to treat enteric or respiratory disease caused by susceptible pathogens in nursery pigs. This study compared nursery-age pig consumption of: 1) non-medicated water; 2) water containing Triamulox™ (Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ) at 4.763 ppm; and 3) water containing Denagard® (Elanco, Greenfield, IN) at 4.763 ppm (10.5 mg/lb; per label directions for respiratory pathogens). The hypothesis was that water intake would not be different among treatments. The 5-day test period was repeated four times, with a 5-day washout period between replicates. Three hundred pigs were individually weighed for randomization to pen (n = 30 pens) in 2 barns with 15 pens/barn (5 pens/barn/treatment). Water was provided via a 5-gallon reservoir cup water system in each pen. Every 24 hours, residual water weights were taken from each reservoir by draining the water and weighing the water using a platform scale. The weight of daily water additions was also recorded. Pig body and feed weights were taken at the beginning and end of each replicate. Three replicates occurred during the first 30 days after entry to the nursery. After the 3rd replicate, the number of pigs per pen was reduced from 10 to 6 to provide adequate pen space. Ten days prior to pigs leaving the nursery (day 70 of age), a 4th replicate was performed. There were no treatment effects on ADG (P ≥ 0.23) or on pig body weights at the beginning or end of any replicate (P ≥ 0.51). Water intake and gain/feed were not different among treatments (P ≥ 0.16 and P ≥ 0.44, respectively). Water consumption of nursery-age pigs offered non-medicated water or water containing either Triamulox™ or Denagard® was similar in the post-weaning period (days 21–51) and immediately preceding exit from the nursery (day 76–80).

The water intake of weaned pigs from 3 to 6 weeks of age

1986 ◽  
Vol 1986 ◽  
pp. 125-125
Author(s):  
B.P. Gill ◽  
P.H. Brooks ◽  
J.L. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Accurate Assessment ◽  
Weaned Piglets ◽  
Weaned Pigs ◽  
Effective Water

The use of drinking water as a vehicle for the medication of early weaned pigs offers an advantage over infeed medication in that water intake postweaning is substantially higher than feed intake. A precondition for effective water medication is the accurate assessment of water intake. At present there is little published information on the water demand of early weaned piglets reared under contemporary conditions of housing and nutrition. The objective of this study was to establish whether the water intake of early weaned piglets could be predicted from easily measured variables such as feed intake and liveweight.

Effects of saline drinking water on growth and water and feed intakes of weaner heifers

1985 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 734 ◽  
Author(s):  
GR Saul ◽  
PC Flinn
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Daily Maximum Temperature ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Daily Maximum ◽  
Soluble Salts ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Daily Evaporation

Nine groups of four Hereford heifers (mean � s.e. liveweight 223 � 3.1 kg), drank water containing either high (650 ppm) or low (10 ppm) magnesium concentrations combined with varying levels (5000,7000,9000, 11 000 ppm) of total soluble salts (TSS) for 79 days. At each level of TSS, high magnesium treatments were obtained by replacing 2550 pprn sodium chloride with an equal amount of magnesium chloride. A control group drank water containing 10 pprn Mg and 2 10 pprn TSS. All animals werq kept in feedlots and fed on hay ad libitum. Mean daily maximum temperature and mean daily evaporation during the experiment were 23�C and 4.6 mm, respectively. At the various TSS levels, the presence or absence of high levels of magnesium did not significantly affect liveweight gain, feed intake or animal health which suggests that the adverse effects of sodium and magnesium are similar. However, during the first 51 days of the experiment, heifers drinking water containing 11 000 pprn TSS and 650 ppm Mg lost weight and ate less than all other groups. Compared with control animals, those drinking water containing more than 5000 pprn TSS showed reduced liveweight gain (P<0.05) and feed intake during the first 5 1 days of the experiment, but this effect diminished as the experiment progressed. Overall, a TSS level of 5000 ppm caused a large but non-significant reduction in liveweight gain (36.3 v. 25.9 kg) over the 79-day period while a level of 11 000 ppm reduced liveweight by 49% (36.3 v 18.5 kg, P < 0.05)

PSVII-4 Flavoured drinking water improves performance of post-weaned piglets

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 409-410
Author(s):  
Fabrina S Luna ◽  
Bruno Alexander N Silva ◽  
Elenice A Moraes ◽  
Debora Cristine O Carvalho ◽  
David V Jacob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Daily Weight Gain ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Final Weight

Abstract Water is an absolute requirement in the daily needs of the pig. It has been suggested that after weaning, pigs may not consume enough water which impacts in their hydration. It is commonly known that providing water to piglets encourages higher feed intake and improves nutrient absorption, with a positive impact on weight gain and on post-weaning feed intake adaptation, decreasing problems caused by the transition phase from the farrowing unit to the nursery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of a flavor to the drinking water of piglets on their voluntary water intake and performance in the first week after weaning. Sixty (30 males and 30 females) commercial piglets were used, in a randomized block design, with 10 repetitions per treatment (with or without addition of 100g/ 1000 L of water of Power sweet®; Adisseo) and each repetition with 3 animals. The piglets were weighed at weaning and d 8 post weaning. Parameters evaluated were the initial and final weight; daily weight gain; average daily and total feed intake; total daily and average consumption per animal of water and correlation between feed and water consumption. The means of the variables were submitted to the Pdiff option of the SAS using the Tukey test for contrasts (P &lt; 0.05). The addition of a flavor in the drinking water increased daily weight gain in 6.7% (P = 0.041), average daily feed consumption in 2.98% (P = 0.0014), total feed consumption in 2.96% (P = 0.0014) and increased the final weight by 1.25% (P = 0.0411) when compared the control. Feed and water intake had a positive correlation in both treatments. The addition of flavor to the drinking water increases feed and water intake, improving the piglet performance in the first week after weaning.

scholarly journals Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Immunobiotic Lactiplantibacillusplantarum N14 Fermented Rakkyo (Allium chinense) Pickled Juice on the Immunocompetence and Production Performance of Pigs

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 752
Author(s):  
Md. Aminul Islam ◽  
Kenji Hashiguchi ◽  
A.K.M. Humayun Kober ◽  
Kyoko Morie ◽  
Binghui Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Residual Liquid ◽  
Feed Supplement ◽  
Feeding Trials ◽  
Allium Chinense

Rakkyo (Allium chinense), is a Japanese leek that is primarily used to make a popular sweet or sour pickled dish. Lactic acid bacteria are often involved in the preparation steps of fermented pickles, which helps in the effective preservation of the natural bioactive compounds of fruits and vegetable, and thereby exert several health benefits including immunomodulation and growth performance. This work aimed to evaluate the in vivo effects of adding Lactiplantibacillus plantarum N14 fermented rakkyo pickled juice as feed supplement on the immunocompetence and production performance of pigs. We first analyzed the nutritional composition, which revealed that the proportion of protein, lipid, and water-soluble fiber content were estimated as of 4%, 5%, and 5% in rakkyo residual liquid or juice, while 22%, 15% and 14%, respectively, were estimated in rakkyo residual powder. For the in vivo feeding trials, three groups of pigs were treated either with 5%, 20%, or 40% mixture (v/v) of fermented rakkyo pickled juice and the grinded residual liquid supplemented in the drinking water in addition to standard feed. The results of the feeding trials showed that the administration of a juice mixture of 5% or 20% (fermented pickled juice and residual liquid) had a similar trend of effects in improving the complement activity, phagocytic activity and leucocytes counts in the peripheral blood when compared to pigs fed with 40% mixture or untreated controls. Those changes were related to an improved resistance to enteric infections. Moreover, animals receiving a mixture of fermented pickled juice and fermented rakkyo residues had a higher growth rate and carcass quality than controls. The results suggested that the use of 5% mixture of fermented rakkyo pickled juice and the residual liquid through drinking water could be a cost-effective approach to promote the immune-health and production performance of pigs. This approach would contribute not only to the sustainable management of food wastes but also to the application of a value-added feed supplement for the promotion of animal health and production.

scholarly journals Effects of heated drinking water on the production responses of lactating Holstein and Jersey cows

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. R. Osborne ◽  
R. R. Hacker ◽  
B. W. McBride
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
Feeding Time ◽  
Daily Water Intake ◽  
Daily Water

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of heating the drinking water of lactating dairy cows in different ambient environments on the feed and water intake and milk yield and composition and hydration status of Jersey and Holstein cows. Eighteen cows were randomly assigned to either an ambient (7–15°C), or a continuously heated (30–33°C), drinking water treatment in a switchback design. The experiment was replicated four times [spring (24.4°C), summer (21.1°C), autumn (11.8°C), and winter (12.6°C)] in a tie-stall facility. Free water intake was 3.40–5.95% greater (P < 0.05) each time the heated versus ambient drinking water was supplied across all trials. Both breeds responded similarly. Feed intake was increased 4.47% (P < 0.001) when cattle were offered the heated water during the summer experiment. Milk yield was greater (P < 0.01) for the spring and summer (P < 0.05) experiments when cattle were consuming the ambient water treatment. Water treatment had no effect on milk components or hydration status. Cows consumed 40% of their daily water intake within 2 h of each milking and feeding time. The results of this experiment demonstrate that cows drank more warm water when offered, but the increase in free water intake did not influence milk yield. Key words: Drinking water temperature, milk yield, feed and water intake, dairy cattle

PSXV-26 Performance and health responses of feedlot receiving cattle supplemented with pre- and probiotic ingredients

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 322-323
Author(s):  
Shea Mackey ◽  
Reinaldo F Cooke ◽  
Eduardo Colombo ◽  
Jacob Wiegand ◽  
Autumn Pickett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Feed Intake ◽  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Feedlot Cattle ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Daily Gain ◽  
Different Sources

Abstract This experiment compared performance and health responses of feedlot cattle receiving a synbiotic supplement (yeast-derived prebiotic + Bacillus subtilis probiotic), which replaced or were fed in conjunction with feed-grade antimicrobials (monensin and tylosin) during a 56-d receiving period. Angus-influenced steers (n = 192) from 4 different sources were transported for 800 km, and arrived on the experimental feedlot on d 0 when shrunk body weight (BW) was recorded. Steers were ranked by source and shrunk BW, and were allocated to 1 of 24 drylot pens. Pens were assigned to receive a free-choice diet containing: 1) monensin and tylosin (RT; 360 mg/steer daily from Rumensin and 90 mg/steer daily from Tylan; Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN), 2) yeast-derived ingredient and B. subtilis probiotic (CC; 18 g/steer daily of Celmanax and 28 g/steer daily of Certillus; Church and Dwight Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ), or 3) monensin and tylosin combined with yeast-derived and B. subtilis ingredients (RTCC) as in RT and CC. Feed intake was greater (P &lt; 0.01) in CC compared with RT and RTCC cattle (7.34, 6.15, 6.22 kg of dry matter/head daily, respectively; SEM = 0.29). Average daily gain tended (P ≤ 0.10) to be greater in CC compared with RT and RTCC cattle (1.23, 1.16, 1.16 kg/d, respectively; SEM = 0.03). Feed efficiency was less in CC compared with RT and RTCC cattle (0.160, 0.173, 0.171 kg/kg, respectively; SEM = 0.003). Incidence of bovine respiratory disease did not differ (P = 0.37) between treatments (25.9, 20.2, and 15.5% for CC, RT, and RTCC, respectively; SEM = 5.2) during the 56-d receiving period. Collectively, replacing RT with CC improved feed intake and BW gain during a 56-d receiving period, despite reducing feed efficiency. Combining RT and CC ingredients, however, did not yield additional productive and health benefits to receiving cattle.

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