The use of feed additives to help pigs grow efficiently has significant economic and environmental benefits.

The faster a pig grows, the better your investments in facilities, genetics, labor, and expertise are used to maximize throughput and propel pigs through the production cycle. This quickens your returns on investment and allows full expression of the herd's genetic potential that you've so carefully cultivated.

Furthermore, by optimizing feed efficiency, less feed is needed to raise a hog, and less manure is produced. This reduces the quantity of feedstuffs devoted to livestock production, and reduces the impact of pork production on air and water quality. These facts distinguish performance-enhancing feed additives as valuable tools for protecting the environment by conserving resources and minimizing waste.

Our veterinarians and nutritionists routinely publish scientific papers and articles. Click on the links below to view relevant papers pertaining to this product.

Symposia:

• 2008 Swine Enteric Health Symposium (entire PDF, 3 Mb)
• Dr. Daniel Nelson: Gut Permeability: The Relationship Between a Healthy Gut and a Healthy Pig (PDF)
• Dr. Jerry Mathers: Bacitracin — Natural Peptide with Minimal Resistance Issues (PDF)
• Dr. David Francis: Biological Effects of Bacitracin as a Therapeutic Agent and
  Growth-Promoting Compound (PDF)
• Dr. Chad Hagen: Applied Nutrition for Optimal Gut Health and Pig Performance (PDF)
  
  
• 2007 Swine Health Symposium (entire PDF, Mb)
• Dr. Michael Yaeger:  The Prevalence of Clostridial Enteritis in Neonatal Diarrhea Cases Submitted to the Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (PDF)
• Dr. Alejandro Ramirez:  A Practitioner’s Approach to Diagnosing and Treating
  Clostridium perfringens Type A (PDF)
• Dr. Mike Brumm:  The True Story of Ad Libitum Feed and Water (PDF)

• Product labels & "Blue Birds"
• Product Literature
• Technical Bulletins
• Scientific Articles
• Material Safety Data Sheets