Microencapsulated essential oils combined with organic acids improves immune antioxidant capacity and intestinal barrier function as well as modulates the hindgut microbial community in piglets

Table 1 Composition and nutrient profile of the basal diets (as fed basis), %

Ingredients	Content	Nutritional level	Content
Corn, CP 7.6%	60.24	Calculated values
Whey powder, CP 3.8%	10.00	Digestive energy, kcal/kg	3487
Soybean meal, CP 43.6%	13.90	Crude protein	18.50
Fermented soybean meal, CP 51%	5.00	Ether extract	4.20
Angel yeast, CP 51.3%	3.00	Lactose	8.00
Fish meal, CP 65.3%	3.00	Calcium	0.60
Soybean oil	1.00	Phosphorus	0.48
Salt	0.40	Sodium	0.31
Dicalcium phosphate	0.54	Lysine	1.54
Limestone	0.28	Methionine	0.56
L-Lysine HCl, 78%	0.71	Threonine	0.83
DL-Methionine, 98%	0.33	Tryptophan	0.27
Threonine, 98%	0.33
L-Tryptophan, 98%	0.11	Analyzed values ²
Valine	0.18	Gross energy, kcal/kg	3867
Zinc oxide	0.20	Crude protein	18.42
10,000-IU Phytase	0.03	Ether extract	4.37
Chromic oxide	0.25	Dry matter	87.29
Non-antibiotic premix¹	0.50	Organic matter	94.80
Total	100.00

¹Non-antibiotic premix for per kilogram diet included: vitamin A, 12,000 IU; vitamin D₃, 2000 IU; vitamin E, 24 IU; vitamin K₃, 2.0 mg; vitamin B₁, 2.0 mg; riboflavin, 6.0 mg; vitamin B₆, 3 mg; vitamin B₁₂, 24 μg; nicotinic acid, 30 mg; pantothenic acid, 20 mg; folic acid, 3.6 mg; biotin, 0.1 mg; choline chloride, 0.4 mg; iron, 96 mg; copper, 8.0 mg; zinc, 120 mg; manganese, 40 mg; iodine, 0.56 mg; selenium, 0.4 mg
²The analyzed values were the average of the 3 feed nutrient levels measured in the Ctrl antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) and microencapsulated essential oils and organic acids (MOA) groups

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