Biomin® 4Lac Plus
Because the best milk is sow’s milk
Biomin® 4Lac Plus supports the metabolism of the liver resulting in a smooth conversion of fat into energy and thereby improving milk yield.
- Supply of important energy-carriers to support fat and energy metabolism
- Support of liver detoxification and recovery
- Reduced risk of constipation
The result is improved sow vitality at farrowing and better milk yield
Application
Biomin® 4Lac Plus is used during the period of most intensive metabolic changes.
Dosing
Minimum 5 days before to 5 days after farrowing
- Top dressing: 50 g per sow and day
- Transition feed: 1.5 – 2 % of sow diets
What improvements in performance are needed to cover the cost of using Biomin® 4Lac Plus?
| Criteria | break-even | obtained in trials |
|---|---|---|
| Number weaned piglets/litter1 | + 0.1 | + 0.7 |
| Litter weight (kg)2 | + 0.4 | + 3.9 |
| Number of liveborn piglets/litter3 | - 0.07 | - 0.66 |
Price basis: Biomin® 4Lac Plus for 10 days of application: 1.75 € (per sow and farrowing)
value weaned piglet (7 kg): 30 € (4.29 €/kg)
1 1.75 €/30 € (value weaned piglet)
2 1.75 €/4.29 € (value/kg weaning weight)
3 1.75 €/(30 € (value weaned piglet) *0,85 (mean survival rate))
Summary of results from 3 feeding trials
| Trial 1 (DK) | Trial 2 (DK) | Trial 3 (CZ) | Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial design | Control | Biomin® 4Lac Plus | Control | Biomin® 4Lac Plus | Control | Biomin® 4Lac Plus | |
| Number of sows | 32 | 32 | 29 | 42 | 36 | 36 | |
| Parity | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | |
| Biomin® 4Lac Plus days (mean) | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Piglets/litter after fostering | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 | no fostering | ||
| Weaning age | 20 days | 21 days | 27 days | ||||
| Trial results | |||||||
| Liveborn piglets | 16.06 | 17.13 | 17.21 | 18.43 | 11.34 | 12.34 | |
| Stillborn | 1.75 | 1.53 | 3.25 | 1.861 | 1.03 | 0.67 | - 0.66 |
| Stillborn (%) | 9.8 | 8.2 | 15.9 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | - 3.80 |
| Weaned piglets/litter | 12.22 | 12.66 | 11.48 | 12.382 | 10.99 | 11.84 | + 0.72 |
| Weaning weight (kg) | 5.03 | 5.21 | 5.51 | 5.33 | 6.50 | 6.59 | + 0.03 |
| Litter growth (kg)# | 45.81 | 50.362 | 49.41 | 51.07 | 55.68 | 61.12 | + 3.90 |
| ROI§ | 8.2 | 4.2 | 12.5 | ||||
1 Difference within trial is statistically significant at P ≤ 0.1
2 Difference within trial is statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05;
# (mean piglet weight 2 – mean piglet weight 1) x total piglet number at weighing 2;
§ ROI = return on investment
Since 2015 Svend Gammelgaard has used Biomin® 4Lac Plus in his sow herd near Haderslev, Denmark
Farm manager Albert Dobai is very satisfied with Biomin® 4Lac Plus and highlights the following:
Production level first half year of 2018 (average per litter):
19.3 Total piglets born
17.9 Liveborn piglets
1.4 Stillborn piglets
In 2017 we achieved 38 weaned piglets per sow per year and Biomin® 4Lac Plus is an important tool for us.
Svend Gammelgaard is now one of the most successful piglet producers in Denmark. In the first half of 2017 he had the 3rd best contribution margin of piglet producers in Denmark.