Effects of Tetrabasic Zinc Chloride on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Fecal Microbial Community in Weaned Piglets.

ABSTRACT: The study was conducted to explore the effects of tetrabasic zinc chloride (TBZC), as an alternative to zinc oxide (ZnO), on growth performance, serum indexes, and fecal microbiota of weaned piglets. A total of 108 weaned piglets (average initial body weight of 7.84 ± 0.97 kg) were randomly allocated into one of three dietary treatments with six replicate pens and six piglets per pen. The dietary treatments included a control diet (CON, negative control), a ZnO diet (CON + 1,600 mg Zn/kg from ZnO, positive control), and a TBZC diet (CON + 1,000 mg Zn/kg from TBZC). The average daily gain of pigs in the TBZC group was greater (P < 0.05) than those in CON and ZnO groups during the whole period. Piglets fed the ZnO and TBZC diets showed lower (P < 0.05) diarrhea incidence than t

SUBMITTER: Zhang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244461 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature