Influence of protected organic acids on growth performance, fecal microbial composition, gas emission, and apparent total tract digestibility in growing pigs
| Autor: | Olivier Munezero, Serge Muhizi, In Ho Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 102:554-560 |
| ISSN: | 1918-1825 0008-3984 |
| DOI: | 10.1139/cjas-2022-0005 |
| Popis: | This study was conducted to assess the effect of protected organic acids on growth performance, fecal microbial composition, gas emission, and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) in growing pigs. A total of 80 crossbred (Landrace × Yorkshire) × Duroc) growing pigs with average initial body weight (BW) of 22.66 ± 2.45 kg were allotted to one of two dietary treatments with 8 replications and 5 pigs (3 gilts and 2 barrows) per pen in a randomized complete block design in a 6-week study with basal diets (CON) and basal diets + 0.2% microencapsulated organic acids (MOA). A trend and significant effect on average daily gain (ADG) were observed during weeks 2 and 6 ( P 0.05). The MOA supplementation to the basal diet had a positive effect on the growth performance and fecal microbial composition of growing pigs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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