Micro-encapsulated zinc oxide as a means of controlling post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2011
Conference Title
hirteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
Place of Publication
Adelaide
ISBN
978-0-9806880-1-6
ISSN
1324 9177
Keywords
pigs, swine
Disciplines
Animal Sciences | Meat Science
Abstract
he pharmacological use of zinc oxide (2,500-3,000 ppm ZnO) is widely accepted as an efficient means of controlling post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) in piglets and is being used worldwide as an alternative to antibiotics (Mullan et al. 1995). However, the strategy is criticized because high levels of zinc are excreted into the environment through the effluent system. Recently, a microencapsulated zinc oxide (ME-ZnO) product (Shield Zn®, CTC Bio Inc., South Korea) claimed to reduce PWD while at a reduced concentration of ZnO of 100ppm. The ME-ZnO was evaluated relative to ZnO to assess its efficacy in controlling PWD. The hypothesis tested was that inclusion of ME-ZnO will efficiently control PWD and reduce faecal zinc excretion
Recommended Citation
Kim, J C,
Mullan, B P,
and
Pluske, J R.
(2011), Micro-encapsulated zinc oxide as a means of controlling post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs, hirteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Adelaide, pp.95-95.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/129
