Microencapsulation shields zinc through the stomach and releases it slowly in the small intestine, where it does the work. Less zinc in, more zinc used, far less zinc out.
Virginia Tech researchers put MaxxZinc through a 28-day, 256-pig nursery trial. The results were published in the Journal of Animal Science. Get the full technical paper.
What’s inside:
- Full trial design: 256 weaned pigs, four dietary treatments, 28 days
- Body weight, ADG, ADFI, and feed conversion data with P-values
- Jejunal and ileal histology, including villus height and VH:CD ratios
- How MaxxZinc performs alongside lauric acid and other MCFA programs
- Emerging Virginia Tech heat stress data in growing gilts at 175 ppm
- Practical inclusion guidance for nursery diets
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