The combined results of four field trials demonstrated effective treatment of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae with ECONOR. The trials were carried out on two farms involving 144 pigs in the UK to test the efficacy of ECONOR at 75ppm in-feed for seven days in the treatment of Swine Dysentery.
Excellent results were achieved, giving substantial improvements both clinically and microbiologically
| |
Challenged
untreated controls |
Challenged medicated ECONOR
75ppm |
Improvement
with ECONOR
(%) |
| Average daily gain (g) |
299 |
542 |
81 |
| Feed conversion efficiency |
1.83* |
1.5* |
18 |
| Pigs with SD (%) |
|
|
|
| - Day 0 |
39 |
38 |
|
| - Day 8 |
44 |
7 |
84 |
Pigs FAT** +ve (%)
B. hyo. |
|
|
|
| - Day 0 |
44 |
39 |
|
| - Day 8 |
38 |
4 |
89 |
|
| * 3 trials only ** Fluorescent Antibody Test positive |
Wade, West and Ripley (1998) |
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