Acidifiers blend on digestibility, blood metabolites and performance of nursery piglets

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect inclusion two acidifiers blend (with different protection levels) on acidification potential in vitro, apparent total tract digestibility diet nutrients, blood metabolites, and average daily gain nursery piglets. Two commercial additives (AC1 AC2) were evaluated. added tested by buffering capacity initial pH vitro. For evaluation metabolites gain, experiments carried out. AC2 acidifier had a greater reduction lower linear rate diet. use did not improve nutrient diets no metabolite concentrations urea, protein, albumin, globulin, lactate. Although affect nutrients at levels showed negative quadratic with best level being 0.26%.