Abstract:The objective of the study was to determine the effects of mixer of protected feed additives (MFA) on growth performance, blood metabolites, fecal microflora counts, and immune responses in growing pigs. A total of 150 pigs [(Landrace×Yorkshire)×Duroc] with an initial body weight (BW) of 25.61 ± 0.01 kg were used in a 4-week feeding trial. Pigs were allotted to one of five diet groups (basal diet supplemented with 0%, 0.35%, 0.75%, 1.50%, or 3.0% of MFA with 6 replicates per group and 5 pigs/replicate). Inclus… Show more
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