Veterinary and sanitary assessment of meat quality when using the feed additive “Vigoton” for the prevention of toxic liver dystrophy of piglets
Introduction. Currently, pig farming plays one of the decisive roles in providing the country's population with food, since pigs are one of the most precocious animals. Meanwhile, a significant problem in pig breeding complexes is the high incidence of young animals. Moreover, diseases of the digestive system occupy a leading position. These diseases are, as a rule, polyetiological in nature, and the development of the pathological process can begin in different ways and depends on a combination of etiological factors. They are often massive in nature and cause great economic damage to farms. The most common is toxic liver dystrophy (hepatitis). In large industrial pig breeding complexes, this disease is observed throughout the year and is often combined with the pathology of other organs and systems, leads to the death of piglets and causes great economic damage. The purpose of the research was to study the effect of the new feed additive “Vigoton” on veterinary and sanitary indicators of meat quality in the prevention of toxic liver dystrophy of piglets. Materials and methods. The experiment was conducted at a pig breeding complex for 80 weaned animals. 4 groups of piglets were formed. In the first group there were piglets clinically ill with toxic liver dystrophy without the use of drugs. The second group is represented by patients with toxic dystrophy who received the feed additive “Vigoton”, at the rate of 0.5 kg per 1 ton of feed. The third group was represented by healthy piglets without the use of any drugs. The fourth group of clinically healthy animals received the additive “Vigoton”. As a result of the conducted experience, it was found that the entire range of analyses aimed at studying the veterinary and sanitary characteristics of meat, when used for preventive and therapeutic purposes of toxic liver dystrophy of the feed additive “Vigoton” indicates that its use does not entail negative consequences expressed in the quality and safety of products. Conclusion. In the process of using this feed additive, an increase in the quality indicators of meat obtained after animal slaughter was noted.