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Feed Conversion Improvement and Stress Alleviation Using the Bioelectromagnetics Methods in Pig Husbandry

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Code Science Field Subfield
4.02.00  Biotechnical sciences  Animal production   

Code Science Field
B400  Biomedical sciences  Zootechny, animal husbandry, breeding 
Keywords
pig husbandry, stress, feed conversion, bioelectromagnetics, digital electrophotography, differential contrast photography, magnetic stimulation
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Researchers (6)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publications
1.  15561  PhD Matjaž Červek  Animal production  Researcher  2002 - 2004  86 
2.  12209  PhD Mihael Gajster  Animal production  Researcher  2002 - 2004  67 
3.  05092  PhD Igor Jerman  Metrology  Head  2002 - 2004  280 
4.  10741  PhD Romana Ružič  Metrology  Researcher  2002 - 2004  133 
5.  14737  PhD Metod Škarja  Interdisciplinary research  Researcher  2002 - 2004  127 
6.  10085  MSc Mateja Vendramin Pintar  Chemistry  Researcher  2002 - 2004  15 
Organisations (2)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publications
1.  0431  BION Institute  Ljubljana  5376041000  280 
2.  0489  EMONA - Nutrition Research & Development Department  Ljubljana  5326974000  209 
Abstract
In modern pig husbandry for meat production, various feed mixtures are used with various nutritive supplements added. From the economic aspect, one of the major issues is the ratio between the live body weight gain and the feed intake (feed conversion). To provide healthy nutrition for people, it is not advisable to use nutritive antibiotics in pig feed (a ban on their use has already been imposed in some countries), while the concentration of N, Zn, Cu and Cd in pig farm waste poses a special threat to environment. The basic issue is how to reduce the quantity of feed used per each kg of weight gain, while diminishing the use of environmentally hazardous substances affecting people's health. To achieve optimum results, we will try to develop and to apply recently discovered and already tested bioelectromagnetics methods. They will be used in testing the physiological condition (e.g. stress) of growing pigs and in preparing optimum feed mixtures. A larger complex of such stimulation and detection methods has been developed in our basic research projects and some other applicative fields. We intend to develop a system of establishing the biological value of the feed via digital electrophotography, a system of monitoring the pigs' physiological condition by means of differential contrast photography and to improve the feed conversion through various types of magnetic stimulation of feed, water and pigs. The anticipated results are: an improved feed conversion, a positive influence on the pigs' state of health, and moreover, a possibility of reducing the use of certain disputable feed additives.
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