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The effect of the inclusion of formic acid and phytase in weaner pig diets upon feed intake, piglet performance and gut health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

S M Carroll ,
R D Slade ,
F H Reynolds  and
H M Miller
S M Carroll*
Affiliation:
University of Leeds, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
R D Slade
Affiliation:
University of Leeds, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
F H Reynolds
Affiliation:
University of Leeds, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
H M Miller
Affiliation:
University of Leeds, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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The newly weaned pig has a limited capacity to secrete acid, which acts as a natural barrier against bacteria and activates pepsinogens (Kidder and Manners, 1978). We hypothesised that more acidic stomach conditions could be created by adding organic acid to the diet or by replacing inorganic phosphate, in the form of dicalcium phosphate, with phytase. The addition of formic acid to the diets of growing pigs has been shown to increase growth rate and feed conversion ratio. This effect was greater when supplementary phytase was also added to the diets, Jongbloed et.al (2000).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 118
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Copyright © 2016 The American Society of International Law

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Jongbloed, A. W, Mroz, Z, van der Weij-Jongbloed, R and Kemme, P. A. (2000). The effects of microbial phytase, organic acids and their interaction in diets for growing pigs. Livestock Production Science 67: 113-122.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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