827 Open Access Asian Australas. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 28, No. 6 : 827-839 June 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.14.0704
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Effects of Benzoic Acid and Thymol on Growth Performance and Gut Characteristics of Weaned Piglets Hui Diaoa, Ping Zhenga, Bing Yu, Jun He, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, and Daiwen Chen* Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan 625014, China ABSTRACT: A total of 144 weaned crossed pigs were used in a 42-d trial to explore the effects of different concentrations/ combinations of benzoic acid and thymol on growth performance and gut characteristics in weaned pigs. Pigs were randomly allotted to 4 dietary treatments: i) control (C), basal diet, ii) C+1,000 mg/kg benzoic acid+100 mg/kg thymol (BT1), iii) C+1,000 mg/kg benzoic acid+200 mg/kg thymol (BT2) and, iv) C+2,000 mg/kg benzoic acid+100 mg/kg thymol (BT3). Relative to the control, pigs fed diet BT3 had lower diarrhoea score during the overall period (p
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Effects of Benzoic Acid and Thymol on Growth Performance and Gut Characteristics of Weaned Piglets Hui Diaoa, Ping Zhenga, Bing Yu, Jun He, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, and Daiwen Chen* Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan 625014, China ABSTRACT: A total of 144 weaned crossed pigs were used in a 42-d trial to explore the effects of different concentrations/ combinations of benzoic acid and thymol on growth performance and gut characteristics in weaned pigs. Pigs were randomly allotted to 4 dietary treatments: i) control (C), basal diet, ii) C+1,000 mg/kg benzoic acid+100 mg/kg thymol (BT1), iii) C+1,000 mg/kg benzoic acid+200 mg/kg thymol (BT2) and, iv) C+2,000 mg/kg benzoic acid+100 mg/kg thymol (BT3). Relative to the control, pigs fed diet BT3 had lower diarrhoea score during the overall period (p
