B2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 21,1984'
Biotin deficiency
showing up in swine
NEWARK, Del. Nearly 40
years ago a group of researchers
fed raw egg white to growing pigs.
Signs of a nutrient deficiency
quickly followed, including dry
scaly skin, hair loss, foot lesions
and depressed growth. That ex
periment was the first ever to
produce signs of a deficiency of
biotin, an essential vitamin, says
University of Delaware extension
livestock specialist Ken Kephart.
Since that time, however, few
nutritionists have advocated the
use of supplemental biotin in swine
rations. Why? First, biotin is found
in almost every feedstuff
imaginable, Kephart says. And
secondly, microflora in the lower
gut of the pig synthesize significant
amounts of this vitamin. So a biotin
deficiency would seem unlikely.
During the mid-19705, however,
severe cases of what appeared to
be biotin deficiency were reported.
“These cases occurred in modern
production systems and sup
plementary biotin usually
reversed the symptons. That made
a strong case for biotin and also got
the research ball rolling again,”
the specialist says.
What does biotin do? It plays a
key role in the metabolism of
carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
“Research with many swine
species shows that this vitamin is
essential in the maintenance of
skin, hair, foot pads, the
reproductive system and the
thyroid glands,” Kephart says.
“An early warning oh biotin
deficiency is scaly skin or der
matitis, followed by loss of hair,”
he adds. “One field trial conducted
by Hoffman Laßoche also showed
that oil skin lesions may be
associated with a biotin deficiency.
Additional symptoms include
cracked hooves, retarded growth,
unpaired feed conversion, poor
reproductive rates and spasms of
the hind legs.”
Why do biotin deficiencies oc
cur? The following are possible
reasons, according to Kephart.
—Although biotin is widespread
among feedstuffs, its con
centration varies considerable.
From batch to batch, feed may
contain insufficient or excessive
amounts.
—Availability in feedstuffs
varies, too. For example, biotin in
wheat (which is already low in this
vitamin) may at times be totally
unavailable to the pig.
—Regular use of antibiotics may
Alger re-elected MMI pres.
STRONGSVILLr - Norman D.
Alger, Mantua, OH was re-elected
president of Milk Marketing Inc.
(MMI) and four new board
members were seated at the board
of directors’ meeting held here
January 5. Ten other board
members were re-elected to the 25-
man board.
Alger is an active dairy producer
in Portage County and has been
leader of the regional dairy
marketing cooperative since
January 1980.
Joining Alger on the officers’
roster are: First Vice President
Herman Brubaker, West
Alexandria, OH; Second Vice
President Roland E. Higgins,
Sunbury, OH; Secretary Duncan
LeCompte, Shelbyville, KY; and
Treasurer Carl I. Johnston,
Waynesburg, PA.
Officers serve a one-year term
and board members are elected
via mail ballots from the mem
bership to serve two-year terms.
All board members must be active
dairy farmers.
reduce biosynthesis of biotin in the
digestive tract.
—lncreased confinement
rearing of pigs reduces their ex
posure to feces, a possible source
of biotin.
—Less biotin-rich feedstuffs,
such as alfalfa or distillers
solubles, are used today, leading to
a lower concentration in rations.
How much biotin should a swine
diet contain? “We really don’t
know,” the specialist says. “The
National Research Council
suggests a requirement of 91
milligrams per ton of feed. Most
com-soy diets will contain from 90
to 125 mg/ton. But research con
ducted by Ken Bryant and E. T.
Komegay at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute indicates that this level is
not sufficient for optimal per
formance.”
Their work shows that by adding
200 milligrams of biotin per ton of
feed, hoof integrity will be im
proved during growth. And adding
400 milligrams per ton during the
reproductive phase decreased the
weaning-to-breeding interval from
14.5 to 10.2 days.
Results of other studies vary, but
some research indicates that when
biotin is added to gestation rations,
sows farrow more live pigs,
especially in their second, third
and fourth litters.
“Suppose your sow herd shows
signs of hair loss or foot
problems,” Kephart says. “Or
perhaps their reproductive rate
isn’t what is should be. That
doesn’t necessarily mean thay’re
got a biotin deficiency. But it might
be a good idea to check their
ration. Studies show ,that for
optimal performance, a ration
whould contain 400 to 500
milligrams of supplementary
biotin per ton. If the extra biotin
isn’t already there, adding it will
cost about $2.25 per ton of feed.
That amounts to only half a cent
per sow per day.”
LIVESTOCK
LATEST _
'
Newly elected board members
include: Clarence Conrad,
Grafton, OH; Phillip L. Hart,
Clayton, MI; Harvey Schmiesing,
Ft. Loramie, OH; and Kenneth
Stromski, Jewett, OH.
Also re-elected to the MMI board
were: Norman D. Alger, Mantua,
OH; Roland Higgins, Sunbury,
OH; Ralph Baumgardner, New
Carlisle, OH; Lawrence Dean,
Wilmington, OH; Calvin M. Henry,
Wattsburg, PA; Ronnie Monahon,
Germantown, KY; Urban Seger,
Minster, OH; J. William Shultz,
Berlin, PA; Leon Tiggip, Barn
bridge, IN; and Galen Yoder,
Ligonier, IN.
MMI is a 9,500 member dairy
farmer owned cooperative en
compassing an eight state mid
western area including Ohio, In
diana, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
New York, Kentucky, Maryland
and West Virginia. Last year MMI
marketed more than 4.7 billion
pounds or 549 million gallons of
milk.
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seed stock Wayne Co
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Reserve
corn
status
WASHINGTON, D.C.
All com in the far
mer-owned grain
reserve will remain in
release status through
Jan. 31, according to
Everett Rank, ad
ministrator of the U.S.
Department of
Agriculture’s Agricult
ural Stabilization and
Conservation Service.
Rank said the decision
on the reserve com was
made following a review
by USDA’s Commodity
Credit Corporation of its
average market prices
Jan. 3, as reported by
USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service,
adjusted to reflect the
market price received
by farmers.
On Jan. 3, the ad
justed price for com
was $3.26 pet bushel, 11
cents above the release
level of $3.15 for reserve
IV corn, and 1 cent
above the release level
of $3.25 for reserve V
com.
Daily markets
reviewed by CCC for
com are Kansas City,
Minneapolis, Omaha
and St. Louis.
For reserve IV com
loans, storage payments
will remain stopped and
interest will continue to
accrue. For reserve V
corn loans, storage
payments stopped and
interest resumed on
Jan. 1.
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