AGRISWEET® Liquid

Palatability for Drinking Water

Water is essential for life

= 80% H2O
Feed intake related to water intake

≈
2.5l 1kg
AGRISWEET® Liquid - Product Concept

Formula designed to be easily

added to water to make it very
attractive to livestock
Stimulates water consumption
which:
- Prevents dehydration
- Stimulates feed intake (2.5:1 ratio
water to feed)
- Improves feed digestibility
- Alleviates the stress of weaning
Masks the taste of unpalatable
water additives such as medication
Evaluation of the Use of Water Flavour (AGRISWEET®
Liquid) on the Stimulation of Voluntary Water intake
and Performance of Nursing and Post-weaned Piglets

University of Minas Gerais

Agricultural Faculty
Brazil 2016
Protocol

Piglet water and feed consumption measured:

- During 21 day lactation
- For 7 days after weaning
Treatments:
- AGRISWEET® Liquid added to water at the following levels:

Treatment
T1 - Control T2 T3 T4
1–2d 0 0 0 0

d 3 – weaning 0 0.1 ml/L 0.2 ml/L 0.4 ml/L

Weaning – 7 d 0 0.1 ml/L 0.2 ml/L 0.4 ml/L

Semi automatic drinker
used to measure
Lactation Stage water intake
- 20 sows and litters per treatment
Nursery Stage:
- 8 pens of 26 pigs (208) per treatment
 Piglet Water and Feed Intake – UFMG Trial 2016
Lactation Stage (d3-21)

Lactation:
21 days n=20 n=20 n=20 n=20

Litter size:
Adjusted to
12 pigs/sow

T1 - Control T2 – 0.1ml/l T3 – 0.2ml/l T4 – 0.4ml/l

7 6.8 * 300
P<0.05
* ** P<0.01 6.2 *
6 5.5
5.8 **
250
**

Feed (g) ADG (g)

5
200
Water (l)

4
150
3
* * 100
2

1 50

0 0
T1 Control T2 - 0.1ml T3 - 0.2ml T4 - 0.4ml
Piglet total water intake (l) Piglet total feed intake (g) Piglet ADG (g)
T1 – Control = Drinking water
T2, T3, T4 = AGRISWEET® Liquid added to drinking water
 Piglet Water and Feed Intake – UFMG Trial 2016
Nursery Stage (Weaning+7 Days)

n=208 n=208 n=208 n=208

Starter:
Weaning + 7 days

8 Replicates:
26 pigs per Rep.
T1 - Control T2 – 0.1ml T3 – 0.2ml T4 – 0.4ml

16 450
* P<0.05
* *
14 400
** P<0.01 14.7**
Water (l) Feed (kg)

14.3**
12 350
300
10

ADG (g)
250
8
10.9 200
6 8 150
4 ** ** 100
2 50
0 0
T1 Control T2 - 0.1ml T3 - 0.2ml T4 - 0.4ml
Piglet total water intake (l) Piglet total feed intake (kg) Piglet ADG (g)

T1 – Control = Drinking water

T2, T3, T4 = AGRISWEET® Liquid added to drinking water
 Evaluation of the Use of Water Flavour on the Stimulation of
Voluntary Water intake and Performance of Nursing Piglets

T1 T2 T3 T4
Variáveis P<0,05
Control Control + 0.1 ml/L Control + 0.2 ml/L Control + 0.4 ml/L
Conclusions regarding the use of water flavour
N litters
during20
7,02
summer for
20
7,13
nursing piglets:
20
7,16
20
7,07
Sow voluntary feed intake, kg
Sow BW loss, % 11,8 11,8 12,0 12,0

Piglet weight at start, kg

+34% weaning weight
1,91 1,97 1,91 1,92
+24% water intake
Litter size at start, kg 12,0 12,0 12,0 12,0
Litter size at weaning, n +22%
11,8 creep feed intake
11,8 12,0 12,0
Piglet weight at weaning, kg 4,58 4,79 5,38 6,15 *
Litter weight at weaning, kg 54,09 56,84 64,56 73,80 *
Litter total water intake, L 66,1 69,6 74,4 82,3 *
Piglet total water intake, L 5,5 5,8 6,2 6,8 *

Source: Silva (2016 – Non Published) – UFMG/ICA

Conclusion

AGRISWEET® Liquid was found to stimulate water intake

of piglets in both lactation stage and nursery stage of the
trial
Increased water intake resulted in improved feed intake
and daily gain
Linear response in water intake, feed intake and growth
(P<0.001) to AGRISWEET® Liquid
AGRISWEET® Liquid - Benefits

Unique formula containing Talin® to

enhance taste performance
Stimulates water consumption
- Prevents dehydration
- Stimulates feed intake (2.5:1 ratio water to feed)
- Improves feed digestibility
- Alleviates the stress of weaning
Masks the taste of unpalatable medication
Simple to use:

ml per litre of
Application
drinking water

Stimulate intake of drinking water in normal conditions 0.2

Stress conditions — during lactation, weaning, temperature 0.4

Mask medication administered via water 0.5 -1.0

Thank you