Growth Performance of Grower Pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus L.), Nutritional and Microbial Contents of Wet and Fermented Commercial Hog Ration with Different Levels of Wood Vinegar

Background: Swine is a very important commodity that contributed to the country’s food security by providing about 60% of total animal meat consumption Filipinos. Feeds comprise major expense in swine production and searching for possibly better cheaper alternatives urgent have high quality but economical feeding.Methods: The study aimed evaluate growth performance grower pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus L.), nutritional microbial contents wet fermented commercial ration with different levels wood vinegar as follows: T0: 0% (WV) per liter Plain water (PW) (3000 mL PW) (control), T1: 2% WV PW (60 WV: 2940 PW), T2: 5% (150 2850 PW). Data gathered were analyzed using ANOVA LSD compare treatment means STAR version 2.0.1.Result: A significantly higher (p less than 0.05) bi-weekly cumulative feed intake (BWCFI) body weight gain (BWCBWG) noted on given hog during week 4 no significant differences weeks 2, 6 8. No ADG FCR throughout study. profit was grower-pigs inclusion. Moreover, feeds. Regardless treatments, revealed same content present enumerate Yeast, Lactobacillus Streptococcus.