Article info.

ABSTRACT

Received 01 Oct 2018
Revised 21 Mar 2019

Accepted 30 Jul 2019

The study was conducted from January 2016 to July 2016 at some pig farms in Can Tho City to determine the effectiveness of activated charcoal and wood vinegar on protecting piglet from diarrhea. The experiment was set in 19 herds of suckling pig (217 piglets) and 21 herds of post weaning pig (226 piglets) with activated charcoal: wood vinegar in 8 g:2 ml/1kg feed. The result showed that average ratio of diarrhea in suckling pigs (7.37%) was higher than that in post weaning pigs (1.32%) in experimental group; but these rates were deep descended in comparison with control groups (27.94% and 30.3% respectively). Applying activated charcoal and wood vinegar in feed was effective to prevent diarrhea in suckling pigs and post weaning pigs in both rainy and dry seasons as 2.77%, 4.54% and 3.77%, 5.88% in comparison with control groups 36.36%, 16.67% and 54.54%, 25.45%, respectively. However, such an application was not effective to weight gain of piglets at 60 days old (16.827kg) and in control group (15.327 kg), neither to feed conversion ratio 1.474 and 1.592, respectively. The experimental herds were not used antibiotic when piglet having diarrhea recovered themselves after one day, usefully increasing income of farmers (124%).

Keywords

Activated charcoal, Can Tho, diarrhea, pig farms, wood vinegar

Cited as: Khai, L.T.L., Nghia, N.T. and Hayashidani, H., 2019. Study on effectiveness of activated charcoal and wood vinegar on prevention of piglet diarrhea. Can Tho University Journal of Science. 11(2): 9-15.