1Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India
2Department of Livestock Production and Management, Vanbandhu College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding Author: JP Bordoloi, Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India, e-mail: jpbordoloi2016@gmail.com
Online published on 20 July, 2019.
The present experiment was carried out to study the body weight and its relation with the linear body measurements of pre-weaned piglets fed with different feed formulation viz., T0 (fed conventional creep feed), T1 (fed 5% milk powder supplemented creep feed), T2 (fed probiotics supplemented creep feed) and T3 (fed creep feed supplemented with 5% milk powder and probiotics). The final body weights at 8th weeks of age were highest in T3 (12.395 ± 0.051 kg) followed by T2 (11.230 ± 0.094), T1 (9.940 ± 0.103) and T0 (8.781 ± 0.073). These findings indicated a positive effect of added supplement in the body weight of pre-weaned piglets. The results showed that the linear body measurements of the piglets maintained a positive correlation with body weight and increased steadily with a significant effect (p <0.001) of treatment on all three traits. piglets, probiotics.
Body weight, Body weight gain, Linear body measurements, Milk powder, Pre-weaned
