Table 2 The effect of vaccinations on growth performance, antibiotic treatment and mortality
From: A field evaluation of two vaccines against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in pigs
Herd | A | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment group | ThoroVAX®VET | Ingelvac®MycoFLEX | Control | ThoroVAX®VET | Ingelvac®MycoFLEX | Control |
Nursery pigs | ||||||
Mean weight start nursery (sd*) | 7.2 (1.3) | 7.3 (1.2) | 7.2 (1.2) | 6.5 (1.8) | 6.5 (1.8) | 6.5 (1.6) |
Mean weight end nursery (sd) | 32.7 (7.5) | 32.8 (7.6) | 32.5 (7.4) | 31.6 (6.1) | 32.4 (5.9) | 31.4 (5.4) |
ADG** nursery (sd) | 508 (9) | 516 (9) | 507 (9) | 538 (10) | 545 (10) | 537 (10) |
Pigs individually treated with antibiotics (%) | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
Mortality (%) | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
Grower/finishers | ||||||
Mean weight when first pig in a batch was ready for slaughter (sd) | 79.4 (14.6) | 79.4 (14.4) | 79.1 (15.3) | 76.3 (11.6) | 76.9 (11.4) | 75.5 (11.8) |
ADG grower/finisher pigs (sd) | 868 (11) | 863 (11) | 867 (11) | 807 (11) | 803 (11) | 807 (11) |
Pigs individually treated with antibiotics (%) | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
Mortality (%) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |