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Effect Of Medium Chain Fatty Acid Supplementation On Nursery Pig Fecal Microbial Populations, J. T. Gebhardt, M. C. Niederwerder, S. C. Fernando, W. Abbas, T. E. Burkey, K. A. Thomson, J. C. Woodworth, M. D. Tokach, J. M. Derouchey, R. D. Goodband, S. S. Dritz
Effect Of Medium Chain Fatty Acid Supplementation On Nursery Pig Fecal Microbial Populations, J. T. Gebhardt, M. C. Niederwerder, S. C. Fernando, W. Abbas, T. E. Burkey, K. A. Thomson, J. C. Woodworth, M. D. Tokach, J. M. Derouchey, R. D. Goodband, S. S. Dritz
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
A total of 360 pigs [DNA (Columbus, NE) 400 × 200; initially = 14.8 ± 0.15 lb] were used to evaluate the effects of dietary medium chain fatty acid (MCFA) addition on fecal microbial populations. Upon arrival at the nursery, pigs were randomized to pens (5 pigs per pen) and allowed a 6-d acclimation period, at which point pens of pigs were blocked by body weight (BW) and randomized to dietary treatment (9 pens per treatment). Medium chain fatty acids (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO) included hexanoic (C6), octanoic (C8), and decanoic (C10), and were guaranteed ≥ 98% purity. Treatment …