1. EFFECTS OF VITAMIN B COMPLEX ON FEED INTAKE, WEGHT GAIN AND GROWTH RATE IN WEANLING PIGS EFFECTS OF VITAMIN B COMPLEX ON FEED INTAKE, WEGHT GAIN AND GROWTH RATE IN WEANLING PIGS BY DANIEL KAMPIYAU

2. INTRODUCTION B vitamins are a group of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism vitaminscell metabolism Vitamin B complex can be used to enhance appetite in pigs.

3. PROBLEM STATEMENT Many smallholder farmers now into pig production but little technical knowhow on how they can shorten the period from weaning to marketing.

4. JUSTIFICATION Vitamin B complex has the potential to increase appetite in piglets thereby improving feed intake, weight gain and growth rate of pigs.

5. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of vitamin B complex on feed intake, weight gain and growth rate in pigs.

6. HYPOTHESES H 1 : Vitamin B complex has effect on feed intake, weight gain and growth rate in weanling pigs.

7. Statistical model Y iik = μ + S i + t j + e ijk where: Y iik is the response variable, μ is the overall mean, S i is the block effect t i is the treatment effect e ijk is the random residual.

8. MATERIALS AND METHOD The experiment will be carried over a period of 25 days Weaners’ blocking by sex Treatments 0mls, 5ml, 7.5ml, 10ml and 15ml Vitamin B intramuscular injections Feed intake measured every morning as a difference of feed supplied and feed left before new feed is introduced. Weight gain will be measured twice a week on specific dates at the same time.

9. EXPECTED RESULTS EXPECTED RESULTS Piglets injected with Vitamin B complex will have a higher feed intake, weight gain and growth rate compared to those with no Vitamin B complex injection. Male weanling pigs highest

10. Proposed Timeline MonthActivity NovemberProject proposal development DecemberExperiment Setup JanuaryData collection February - AprilThesis write-up MayThesis handover

11. Budget PRODUCT/ACTIVITY COST IN US$ Vitamin B complex500 Transport200 Labour100 Digital camera250 Statistician300 Other costs250 Total1600