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Influence of diet acid binding capacity on gut morphology and digesta pH in piglets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J.A. Pickard ,
J. Wiseman  and
M.A. Varley
J.A. Pickard
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
J. Wiseman
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
M.A. Varley
Affiliation:
SCA Nutrition Ltd, Maple Mill, Dalton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3HE, UK
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Newly weaned piglet diets are normally highly digestible, and as such are composed of ingredients with high acid-binding capacities (Bolduan et al., 1988), which are potentially detrimental to the maintenance of a low gastric pH. The most active element effecting the phenomenon of acid-binding capacity (ABC) is calcium, and a high concentration in pig starter diets can significantly reduce post-weaning growth performance (Hardy, 1992). However, the mechanism by which ABC retards growth performance is largely unknown. Accordingly a preliminary study was designed to examine the effects of ABC on gut morphological characteristics such as villous height, width and crypt depth, together with digesta pH which is an independent factor influencing microflora colonisation.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 163
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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