How to use potassium diformate to reduce feed waste in pig farms?

 Feed and additives can account for more than 50% of the cost of pig breeding. Therefore, whether a pig farm can make a profit depends on the combination of feed and additives. The feed and additives used by pigs in different periods are also the top priority. A good combination can not only save costs, but also enable pigs to thrive. Today we will talk to you about how to use the feed additive potassium diformate to reduce the waste of pig farm feed.

Let's take a look at the waste in pig farms and how does potassium diformate affect the growth of pigs:

1. Invisible waste of feed. Many pig farms adopt the responsibility system, which often only considers the feed-to-weight ratio, but ignores the feed supply and feeding costs. Moreover, some breeders are too pursuing the feed-to-weight ratio, adopting large pigs but eating medium pigs. The operation of eating piglet feed, but suckling pig feed, does not feed the pigs according to the feeding standards at different stages, resulting in waste of feed. Potassium diformate has anti-bacterial and growth-promoting effects, can adjust the palatability of feed and increase animal feed intake without the need to pursue feed-to-weight ratio.

2. Feeding technology waste of piglet vaccination. Stress response will cause the feeding cycle to be prolonged by 4-5 days, resulting in a waste of 10 kg of feed. Stress during sow production will cause the piglet to have a relatively small birth weight, and the feeding cycle needs to be extended by 10 days About 25 kilograms of feed, weaning stress response leads to prolonging the feeding cycle for at least five days, and the wasted feed is also more than 10 kilograms. Insufficient drinking water for pigs will also cause invisible waste of feed, because insufficient drinking water will reduce feed. Utilization rate.

The test results of the effect of potassium diformate on the performance of piglets show that adding 1% potassium diformate to the diet can increase the daily gain by 8.09% and reduce the feed-to-meat ratio by 9%; add 1.5% potassium diformate to the diet It can increase daily weight gain by 12.34% and reduce feed-to-meat ratio by 8.16%. Adding 1% to 1.5% potassium diformate in the feed of piglets can improve the performance of piglets and increase feed efficiency. The results of another piglet test showed that: potassium diformate products have no antagonistic effect with antibiotics. Adding 1% potassium diformate products to the diet can partially replace antibiotics to promote growth and have a certain synergistic effect with antibiotics in resisting diseases. , Has a certain effect in reducing diarrhea and mortality.

3. Factors in pigs

The flora in the body will also reduce the feed intake of pigs and reduce the utilization rate of feed. The addition of potassium diformate can significantly reduce the content of anaerobic bacteria, Lactobacillus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella in each segment of the digestive tract. Improve the resistance of animals to diseases and reduce the number of deaths caused by bacterial infections.

4. Column time

The slaughter time of the pig determines the cost of feed. Before the fattening pig reaches 60 kg, the bone and lean meat of the pig will grow faster, but as the age and weight increase, the fat growth rate will exceed the lean meat And according to the research department, pigs need more feed for 1 kg of fat than 1 kg of lean meat. So in other words, the later the slaughter time is, the more likely it is to waste feed.

Potassium diformate is the first non-antibiotic growth promoter approved by the European Union to replace antibiotic growth promoters. The addition of potassium diformate to the diet of growing-finishing pigs can reduce the fat content of pork carcass and increase the thighs, side abdomen and The lean meat content of the waist, neck and waist reduces the waste of feed on the pig farm to a greater extent.