Pantothenic Acid Requirement of Young Swine

Efficacy of dietary pantothenic acid as an economic modifier of body composition in pigs

“…Compared to the performance of pigs (19 to 93 kg BW) which the NRC (1998) requirements for growl n g lei g~ ~v~ls established (Palm et al, 1968;Pond et al, 1960), the pigs in the current study grew 1=~~;~~ f~~lstcr ~ll~ci required 21 %less feed per kg of body during similar stages of growth (16 tc~ 95 kg BW). Cur data would suggest that NRC (1998) estimated requirements for PA are adegll~lte to stlpp0l-t maximal rates of body weight gain and energy accretion in high health, high lean pigs.…”

“…to range from ~.O to 9.0 mg of pantothenic acid per kg of diet . (Barnhart et al, 1957;Sewell et al, 1962;Palm et al, 1968). Studies in pigs between 20 and 90 kg show the pantothenic acid req u l re n~ent t(~ he between 6.O to 10.5 mg of pantothenic acid per kg of diet (Pond et al, 1960: Da~~ey ~incl Stevenson, 1963Palm et al, 1968;Meade et al, 1969).…”

“…This change in focus has fueled the selection of animals that grc~~~~ 111o1'e rapidly, are more efficient in their growth, and produce a greater amount of prc)!~~'inaCL011s tlsslle per kg of body weight. In research used to define the current pantothenic ~lcicl 1-ecluirerl~ent in pigs fed from 6-25 kg body weight (Palm et al, 1968), pigs eXpl-essed d~ti 1 ~~ t~e~ ci i ntak~ . hc)dy weight gains, and feed: gain ratios of 882 g, 430 g, and 2.05, respecti ve I ~l.…”