Effect of water sweetener on the performance of newly weaned pigs offered medicated and unmedicated feed

TitleEffect of water sweetener on the performance of newly weaned pigs offered medicated and unmedicated feed
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1993
AuthorsMaenz, D. D., Patience J. F., & Wolynetz M. S.
JournalCanadian Journal of Animal Science
Volume73
Number3
Pagination669-672
Keywordsdrinking water, feed intake, growth, pig feeding, pigs, sweeteners, water intake
Abstract

{Effects of drinking water supplemented with a commercial sweetener (Palasweet, 2 ml/litre drinking water) on growth performance of newly weaned pigs, 4 weeks old, given unmedicated or carbadox-medicated starter feed were studied in 4 replicate 10-day trials. There was a positive correlation (P0.01