Calcium anacardate as growth promoter for piglets at the nursery phase

Authors

  • Amanda Veruska Silva de Matos Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Pedro Henrique Watanabe Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Kassia Moreira Santos Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Lina Raquel Santos Araújo Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Rafael Carlos Nepomuceno Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Alini Mari Veira Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Eloisa Helena Mendes Vieira Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, Caixa Postal 12.168, CEP 60021-970 Fortaleza, CE.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2017.v52.24682

Keywords:

anacardic acid, intestinal morphometry, organic acids, phenolic compounds, post-weaning, zinc bacitracin

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the dietary inclusion of calcium anacardate on the performance, diarrhea incidence, blood parameters, intestinal morphometry, and pH of gastrointestinal contents in piglets from 21 to 42 days of age. Sixty weaned Topigs piglets, with initial weight of 6.049±0.311 kg, were distributed in the following treatments: diet with or without antibiotic growth promoter (zinc bacitracin) and diets supplemented with increasing levels of calcium anacardate (0.4, 0.8, and 1.2%), with six replicates and two animals per experimental unit. No differences in performance (21 to 42 days of age), blood parameters, and villus height:crypt depth ratio were found between piglets fed diets containing calcium anacardate or antibiotic growth promoter. The replacement of the antibiotic growth promoter zinc bacitracin by calcium anacardate results in similar performance in piglets from 21 to 42 days of age, without changes in blood parameters and in the villus height:crypt depth ratio. The dietary inclusion of calcium anacardate does not decrease diarrhea incidence compared with the antibiotic zinc bacitracin.

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Published

2017-12-21

How to Cite

Matos, A. V. S. de, Watanabe, P. H., Freitas, E. R., Santos, K. M., Araújo, L. R. S., Nepomuceno, R. C., … Vieira, E. H. M. (2017). Calcium anacardate as growth promoter for piglets at the nursery phase. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 52(12), 1253–1260. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2017.v52.24682

Issue

v.52, n.12, dez. 2017

Section

ANIMAL SCIENCE