8 The Trusted Source for Canada’s Pork Producers Better Pork | December 2023 CAMBOROUGH® YEAR OVER YEAR SHE’S BETTER THAN THE EFFICIENT ROBUST PROVEN PIC has been improving the Camborough® for 60 years. That commitment has made her the world’s highest-performing female in varying production environments across the globe. The Camborough® is easy to manage with fewer non-productive days than competitor sows. She continues to deliver heavier pigs with greater pre-wean survivability. What could be better? The PIC Camborough® next year. And the year after that. Contact your PIC representative today or visit pic.com. ACID BINDING CAPACITY FEED CONVERSION RATION (FCR) Entire nursery 0-42 days Early nurser 0-21 days High ABC-4 Low ABC-4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.221 1.202 1.462 1.441 *P-value <0.05 *P-value <0.05 Age in weeks 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 HCL production in % 1234 56789101112 Figure 1: The production of hydrochloric acid (HCL) in a pig's stomach over time. Pigs have a restricted capacity to produce acid during the initial seven to eight weeks of life. Figure 2: In this study, 1,152 piglets were fed diets with two different ABC-4 values and a high zinc level (2,500 ppm during the first three weeks). Overall, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) improved by approximately 1.5 per cent.
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