Effect of Rice Paddy (Limnophila aromatica Merr.) powder In diet on the performance of nursery pigs production

Abstract

         The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of using vegetable spinach powder in diets on the performance of nursery pigs. Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was planned to use three pedigree piglets (Land x Large White x Duroc) aged 45 days, divided into 4 groups, 12 for each (5 male males 7 females) a total of 48 piglets. Each group of piglets will be fed as follows Group 1 Pig diets with antibiotics, Oxytetracycline 200 milligrams per 100 kilograms of food. Group 2 - 4 were fed pig diets mixed with Rice Paddy powder at the level of 100, 200 and 300 milligrams per 100 kilograms of swine food. Receive full food and water for 30 days.The results showed that group 4 pigs had the highest growth rate of 0.43 kilograms per animal per day, followed by groups 1, 2 and 3 with growth rates of 0.45, 0.45 and 0.42 kilograms per day, according to In order that there was no statistical difference (P> 0.05), the swine rate of swine group 4 showed the best swine rate of 1.55 followed by group 3 and group 1, the meat exchange rates were 1.58 and 1.75, respectively. There were statistically significant differences (P<0.05) and group 2 had a meat exchange rate of 2.03 parts. The amount of food eaten per animal found that group 2 pigs had the highest amount of feed per body 24.91 kilograms per animal, followed by group 1, group 4 and group 3 The amount of food consumed per unit was 23.88, 21.27 and 21.12 kilograms per animal. There is a statistically significant difference (P<0.01) and the cost of production per 1 kg of body weight found that group 4 pigs have the lowest production costs of 23.86 baht, followed by group 3. And group 1 had production costs of 24.02 and 27.05 per 1 kg of body weight increase respectively with statistically significant difference (P<0.05) and group 2 had a production cost of 30.50 baht per 1 kg body weight increase