Drinking Water Supplemented with Acidifiers Improves the Growth Performance of Weaned Pigs and Potentially Regulates Antioxidant Capacity, Immunity, and Gastrointestinal Microbiota Diversity

• Main Authors: Qing-Lei Xu (Author), Chang Liu (Author), Xiao-Jian Mo (Author), Meng Chen (Author), Xian-Le Zhao (Author), Ming-Zheng Liu (Author), Shu-Bai Wang (Author), Bo Zhou (Author), Cheng-Xin Zhao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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This study evaluated the potential effects of adding acidifiers to the drinking water on the growth performance, complete blood count, antioxidant indicators, and diversity of gastrointestinal microbiota for weaned pigs. A total of 400 weaned pigs were randomly divided into four treatments. Pigs wer...