Clays as dietary supplements for swine: A review

Table 10 The effect of montmorillonite clay on the performance and total tract digestibility of nutrients in diets fed to nursery pigs after challenge with zearalenone (ZEA)^a

ZEA, mg/kg	0		0.2		0.4		0.8		SEM	P- value
Clay, g/kg	0	2	0	0.5	0	1	0	2		ZEA	MC	ZEA x MC	Lin	Quad
Performance
Weight gain, g/day	643	628	622	635	610	634	581	608	26	0.03	0.29	0.21	0.03	0.21
Feed intake, g/day	821	839	920	896	884	929	870	825	20	0.01	0.17	0.14	0.18	0.04
Feed efficiency	0.79	0.75	0.68	0.71	0.69	0.68	0.67	0.74	0.017	0-.04	0.03	0.39	0.03	0.37
Apparent total tract digestibility coefficient, %
Dry matter	0.848	0.839	0.820	0.848	0.803	0.836	0.798	0.835	0.01	<0.01	0.19	0.45	0.01	0.28
Nitrogen	0.827	0.833	0.797	0.833	0.804	0.842	0.786	0.826	0.02	<0.01	<0.01	0.39	0.04	0.34
Energy	0.856	0.854	0.859	0.859	0.818	0.875	0.829	0.878	0.01	0.45	0.87	0.27	0.38	0.22

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