| General note |
This study used sixteen (16) starter pigs which were randomly distributed to four treatments such as treatment 1 formulated feeds, treatment 2 formulated feeds with 5% Madre de Agua, treatment 3: formulated feeds with 10% Madre de Agua and treatment 4: formulated feeds with 15% Madre de Agua to assess their growth performance.<br/><br/>The results of the study revealed that the average initial weight of treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 in day 1 had means of 17.000, 20.000, 20.500 and 20.500 kgs respectively and they revealed a significant difference (p<0) when subjected to statistical analysis. Day 6 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 19.250, 22.000, 22.2500 and 21.500 kgs; day 13 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 20.750, 24.000, 24.375 and 23.250 kgs, day 20 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 24.750, 27.500, 27.875 and 27.625 kgs, day 27 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 28.125, 30.500, 30.500 and 29.875 kgs; day 32 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 30.250, 32.500, 32.625 and 31.625 kgs respectively showed a non-significant difference after statistical analysis.<br/><br/>Moreover, the average daily gain of treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 in day 6 with means of 0.375, 0.333, 0.292 and 0.167 kgs, day 13 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means 0.289, 0.308. 6.343 and 0.212 kgs, day 20 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 0.388, 0.375, 0.369 and 0344 kgs; day 27 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 0.412, 0.389, 0.370 and 0.347 kgs day 32 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means 0.414, 0.391, 0.379 and 0.348 kgs respectively showed a non-significant difference after statistical analysis. <br/><br/>The average daily feed intake of sixteen starter pigs in treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 is 1 kg from day 1 up to day 13 and 1.2 kg from day 20 up to day 32 On the other hand, the conversion ratio of treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 in day 6 had means of 3.250, 3.500, 4.250 and 6000; day 13 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 3.628, 3. 519, 3.908 and 4 765, day 20 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 3 131.3.274, 3.286 and 3.523, day 27 treatment 1, 2, 3. 4 had means of 2.927, 3.147, 3.276 and 3.473; day 32 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means 2.915, 3.139, 3.199 and 3.474 respectively Statistical analysis showed non-significant differences among the FCR treatment means.<br/>The diet formulation composed of yellow corn in treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 with 29, 29, 28 and 25.50 respectively, soybean meal had 15.00 in treatment 1, 2, 3, 4, RBD1/darak had 4.00 and 1.50 in treatment 1 and 2, madre de agua with 0 kg in treatment 1, 2.50, 5.00 and 7.00, vegetable oil with 0.50 in treatment 1, 2, 3, 4, base mix with 1.50 in all treatment. <br/><br/>Protein efficiency ratio of the starter pigs from the treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 from day 6 had means of 2.070, 1808, 1.552 and 0.870; day 13 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 1.590, 1.670, 1.588 and 1 100; day 20 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 2.000, 1.903. 1.835 and 1.670; day 27 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 2.058-, 1.913-, 1.788- and 1.638-day 32 treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 had means of 2.043, 1.875, 1.805 and 1.615 respectively Statistical analysis showed non-significant differences among the FCR treatment means. <br/>The partial budgetary analysis on the economic profitability of starter pigs fed with formulated feed with different level of Madre de Agua. The net profit in treatments 1, 2, 3 and 4 are Php 845.168, Php 699.2, Php 676.376 and Php 588.8 respectively. Feeding starter pigs with formulated feed (0% Madre de Agua) would give a net profit of Php 845.168 which is higher than the net profit of feeding starter pigs fed with formulated feed T2 (5% Madre de Agua) Php 699.2, T3 (10% Madre de Agua) Php 676.376 and T4 (15% Madre de Agua) Php 588.8.<br/> |
