Productive, biochemical and morphological blood parameters of piglets for fitobiotic feed additive “Activo’’ feeding

Abstract

The article presents data on the effect of the phytobiotic additive “Activo” at a dose of 0.2 g/kg of feed on the piglets live weight of the growing and finishing fattening periods. The average daily gain and feed consumption per 1 kg of weight gain were determined during the experiment. Among biochemical parameters it was determined the level of total proteins, protein fractions (albumin and globulins), calcium and inorganic phosphorus. The level of morphological parameters in the blood of piglets of both fattening periods was determined. In particular, the content of hemoglobin, erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, eosinophils, rod-shaped and segmented granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes and hematocrit was determined. As a result of the research, it was found that the addition of a phytobiotic feed additive in the amount of 0.2 g/kg to the growing and finishing feed increased live weight by 8.12 and 3.36 %, respectively. At the same time, feed consumption per 1 kg of weight gain was reduced in the experimental group of piglets of the growing and finishing periods by 8.84 and 10.95 %, respectively. Phytobiotic additive at a dose of 0.2 g/kg of feed influenced the level of biochemical and morphological parameters in the piglets’ blood of the growing and finishing fattening periods. In particular, in the experimental group of piglets of the growing period, the level of total protein was higher by 5.25 %, and in the finishing period, it was lower by 7.60 %. Morphological parameters in the blood of piglets of the growing and finishing fattening periods of the experimental group had a higher level of hemoglobin, red blood cells and leukocytes. In piglets of the experimental group in the final period of fattening, the level of platelets, eosinophils and hematocrit was higher.