Protected Organic Acid Blends as an Alternative to Antibiotics in Finishing Pigs

Autor: S. D. Upadhaya, K. Y. Lee, I. H. Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol 27, Iss 11, Pp 1600-1607 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1011-2367
1976-5517
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2014.14356
Popis: A total of 120 finishing pigs ([Yorkshire×Landrace]×Duroc) with an average body weight (BW) of 49.72 ±1.72 kg were used in 12-wk trial to evaluate the effects of protected organic acids on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal micro flora, meat quality and fecal gas emission. Pigs were randomly allotted to one of three dietary treatments (10 replication pens with 4 pigs per pen) in a randomly complete block design based on their initial BW. Each dietary treatment consisted of: Control (CON/basal diet), OA1 (basal diet+0.1% organic acids) and OA2 (basal diet+0.2% organic acids). Dietary treatment with protected organic acid blends linearly improved (p
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