An evaluation of several diet acidifiers commonly utilized in pig starter diets to improve growth performance
Date
2010-03-02T16:16:50Z
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
Early-weaned pigs (weaned at 14 d of age) that are managed in a conventional one-site production system and fed a complex segregated early-weaning diet will benefit from the inclusion of a diet acidifier during the first week. However, the data indicate no benefit from including a diet acidifier in semicomplex diets fed during subsequent growth phases.
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Swine, Weanling pigs, Growth performance, Diet acidifiers