Prophylaxis of post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets by zinc oxide and sodium humate

Prophylaxis of post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets by zinc oxide and sodium humate

The high prophylactic doses of ZnO commonly used to control post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) in piglets have become an environmental problem. The possibility of partial replacement of ZnO by sodium humate (HNa) in PWD treatment was investigated in this study. Weaned piglets (32) were challenged with two enterotoxigenic E. coli strains (ETEC/O149/F4/LT and ETEC/O147/F18/LT) and allocated into four t...

Effects of sodium humate and zinc oxide used in prophylaxis of post-weaning diarrhoea on the health, oxidative stress status and fatty acid profile in weaned piglets

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of sodium humate (HNa), applied to feed or drinking water as a partial substitution for pharmacological doses of ZnO, on clinical, biochemical and haematological indicators of health status, oxidative stress and the serum fatty acid (FA) profile in weaned piglets. Weaned piglets (32) were allocated into four groups: Control = basal diet conta...

Evaluating the Replacement of Zinc Oxide with an Encapsulated Zinc Oxide Product as a Means of Controlling Post-weaning Diarrhoea in Piglets

Comparison of porous and nano zinc oxide for replacing high-dose dietary regular zinc oxide in weaning piglets

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of dietary supplementation with low dose of porous and nano zinc oxide (ZnO) on weaning piglets, and to evaluate the possibility of using them as an alternative to high dose of regular ZnO. Piglets were randomly allocated into four treatment groups fed with four diets: (1) basal diet (NC), (2) NC+ 3000 mg/kg ZnO (PC), (3) NC + 500 mg/kg porous ZnO...

Correction: Comparison of porous and nano zinc oxide for replacing high-dose dietary regular zinc oxide in weaning piglets

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182550.].