How acidifiers improve gut health in pigs

07-12-2020 | |
Photo: Dusan Petkovic
Photo: Dusan Petkovic
It is common now to see organic acids or simply acidifiers being used as feed additives to replace antibiotic growth promotors. Acidifiers play an important role in pig gut health in many ways. 2 recent studies published in the Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition (2020), and Animals Journal (2020), give an overview of key benefits of acidifiers in pig gut health. Their research focused on the benefits of organic acids on pig gut health as exerted through different modes of action


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Vincent
ter Beek

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Kees van
Dooren

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Treena
Hein

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Matthew Wedzerai Correspondent