Potassium diformate (FORMI) influences feed intake and feed efficiency in the crucial period after weaning positively

 

25/05/21

The inclusion of FORMI into the starter diets of piglets after weaning, proved in an experiment carried out by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China,

 to increase feed intake (+7.1 %) and daily gain (+14.3 %)  against negative control.
At the same time the gene expression in the pituitary was upregulated. This resulted consequently in a clearly improved feed efficiency by mor than 5 %.

 

 



 

 

 

 
 

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