Adding citric acid to piglets

Before the piglets weighed 30 kg, adding citric acid to the vegetable protein-based diet can effectively improve the digestibility of the feed and the performance of the piglets. Tests have shown that adding citric acid to piglet diets has the following benefits. nTv China Feed Industry Information Network - based on feed, serving animal husbandry

First, reduce the pH value of piglets in the gastrointestinal tract and reduce the incidence of diarrhea. Adding 0.7% and 1% citric acid to the diet of 42-day-old pigs reduced the pH of the stomach contents from 4.5 to 4.2 and 3.5, respectively, and significantly reduced the number of gastric colon and rectal E. coli . nTv China Feed Industry Information Network - based on feed, serving animal husbandry

Second, improve the palatability of the diet and promote the growth of piglets. According to the test, adding 1%~2% citric acid to the diet can increase the feed intake of piglets by 5.2%~19.8%, the daily gain of piglets by 9%~38.67%, and the feed conversion rate by 11%~15%. And adding citric acid is superior to adding other organic acids. nTv China Feed Industry Information Network - based on feed, serving animal husbandry

Third, directly as a dietary ingredient to promote the metabolism of piglets. nTv China Feed Industry Information Network - based on feed, serving animal husbandry

Fourth, prevent feed oxidation, reduce the weaning stress of piglets.鸠梅nTv China Feed Industry Information Network - based on feed, serving animal husbandry