Two trials were conducted with 216 4-week-old pigs to evaluate the use of Aureo SP-250 and to test several floor types in nursery pens. In the first trials, which compared Aureo SP-250 at 0 and 250 grams per ton, pigs responded to the antibiotics with...
Two trials were conducted with 216 4-week-old pigs to evaluate the use of Aureo SP-250 and to test several floor types in nursery pens. In the first trials, which compared Aureo SP-250 at 0 and 250 grams per ton, pigs responded to the antibiotics with higher gains and better feed efficiency. A trial compared concrete floored pens with raised plastic floored pens (FILTER-EEZE) and showed that pigs performed significantly better on the plastic flooring. A final trial compared performance of pigs on plastic flooring with pigs on a vinyl coated expanded metal flooring (SANI-DECK) with significantly faster gain observed with the use of the vinyl coated expanded metal flooring.