BAT-Conference 2025
The Bavarian Working Group Animal Nutrition (BAT) organizes its 63th annual conference this year at the LfL in Poing/Grub. The general topic is: „Decarbonisation through feed and feeding“. As in previous years, we are once again represented with scientific contributions.
The titles of our posters were:
- “Effect of urinary acidification with specially processed ammonium chloride on the urinary pH of sows “
- “Effects of a novel combination of feed and additives on suckling piglet losses and the biological performance of sows”
Study: “Effect of urinary acidification with specially processed ammonium chloride on the urinary pH of sows”
The results in brief:
In this study, the use of our BEWI-FATRIX® Anionic was tested on a farm with 110 DanBred sows.
- Initial values of pH 7.3 in the test group and 7.0 in the control group
- Reduction by BEWI-FATRIX® Anionic to pH 6.5 after two days and to pH 5.5 after seven days
- Control group remained unchanged with values between 7.0 and 7.1
- No influence on feeding behaviour or general condition of the sows, good acceptance even peripartum
- Low dosage of BEWI-FATRIX® Anionic due to strongly negative DCAD sufficient for lowering into the target range
- The significant pH reduction creates an unfavourable environment for bacteria and can thus reduce the risk of urinary tract infections
Study: “Effects of a novel combination of feed and additives on suckling piglet losses and the biological performance of sows”
The results in brief:
In this study, the use of our BEWI-FATRIX® CX was tested on a farm with 505 sows.
- The allowance of 30 g BEWI-FATRIX® CX per sow and day in the 7 days before farrowing showed positive effects
- Average weaning weight per piglet increased by 460 g (from 7.71 kg to 8.17 kg)
- Litter weaning weight increased by 5.3 kg (from 102.9 kg to 108.2 kg)
- Piglet losses up to weaning fell by 0.72 % (from 8.64 % to 7.92 %)
- Litter size, weaning age and number of weaned piglets remained comparable between the groups