Impacts of zinc caproate supplementation on growth performance, intestinal health, anti-inflammatory activity, and Zn homeostasis in weaned piglets challenged with Escherichia coli K88

Table 1 Composition and nutrient content of the basal diet (as-fed basis)

Ingredients, %	Content
Corn	54.55
Soybean meal (46% CP)	25
Extrusion soybean	10
Fish meal	5
Whey powder	2
Soybean oil	1
Dicalcium phosphate	0.8
Limestone	0.75
L-Lysine (98%)	0.3
NaCl	0.3
TiO₂	0.2
Mineral premix¹	0.08
Vitamin mix²	0.02
Total	100
Analyzed nutrient composition
Gross energy, MJ/kg	19.15
Dry matter, %	88.29
Crude protein, %	22.05
Zn, mg/kg (CON and NC)	128.93
Zn, mg/kg (PC)	2,508.30
Zn, mg/kg (ZnCA)	1607.71
Calcium, %	0.80
Total phosphorus, %	0.65
Calculated nutrient composition³
Metabolic energy, MJ/kg	13.31
Digestible energy, MJ/kg	14.60
L-Lysine, %	1.523
Methionine, %	0.398

¹Premix supplied per kilogram of complete diet: Cu, 20 mg; Fe, 104 mg; Mn, 12 mg; Zn 64 mg; I, 0.8 mg; Se, 0.4 mg
²Premix supplied per kilogram of complete diet: Vitamin A, 6,450 IU; Vitamin D₃, 1,520 IU; Vitamin E, 39.53 IU; Vitamin K₃, 2 mg; Vitamin B₁, 1.61 mg; Vitamin B₂, 5 mg; Vitamin B₆, 2.55 mg; Vitamin B₁₂, 20 μg; D-biotin, 120 μg; Niacin, 19.6 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 12.06 mg; Folic acid, 0.99 mg; Ethoxyquin, 0.1 mg
³Nutrient levels were calculated according to the guidelines of the National Research Council (NRC, 2012) [24]

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