What is best for young piglets: acid binding capacity or calcium solubility?

Formulating feeds of the future is easier said than done. Now zinc oxide is banned from use at pharmacological levels in piglet feeds in the EU, nutritionists continue to look closely into feed ingredients and components. Animal nutrition expert Dr Francesc Molist encountered interesting outcomes during a study involving phytase, calcium and phosphorus levels. In the absence of zinc oxide (ZnO), formulating post-weaning diets with a low buffering capacity (acid binding capacity, ABC) is essen