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KMID : 1023520080310020229
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2008 Volume.31 No. 2 p.229 ~ p.237
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Effects of honeybee (Apis Mellifera L) venom and probiotic in piglets
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Han Sang-Mi
Lee Kwang-Gill
Yeo Joo-Hong
Kweon Hae-Yong
Woo Soon-Ok
Oh Baeg-Young
Paik Ha-Ju
Park Kwan-Kyu
Chang Young-Chae
Kim Soon-Tae
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of honeybee venom, purified using bee venom collector, and feeding of probiotics on the body weight gain, growth rate and hematological characteristics of pigs. A total of 120 pigs were examined and divided into 4 groups 1) Control (basal diet), 2) BV (basal diet + bee venom), 3) PB (basal diet + probiotics), 4) BVPB (basal diet + BV + PB). Average daily weight gain improved significantly in all test groups, especially BVPB (P < 0.05) compared to the controls. There was a significant difference in the feed conversion rate (P < 0.05) and efficiency (P < 0.05) between BVPB and control pigs. Weight gain and survivability was higher in the tests than the controls, but white blood cell count was not. Serum total protein, albumin and IgG concentration of BVPB were slightly higher than those of controls. These results suggest that treated honeybee venom and probiotics should be used together to effectively increase the productivity of pigs.
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KEYWORD
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Honeybee venom, Probiotics, Growth performance, Feed efficiency, Pigs
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