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 5 Apparent total tract digestibility of dietary nutrients in piglets at 21 days of age as affected by dietary AGP and MOA supplementation¹, %

Item	Ctrl	AGP	MOA	SEM	P-value
DM	81.25^b	78.30^c	83.09^a	0.29	0.01
OM	84.46^b	82.05^c	86.12^a	0.26	0.01
CP	74.40	70.72	75.79	1.66	0.20
EE	68.93	58.57	68.68	3.86	0.21
GE	79.18^b	76.52^c	81.02^a	0.35	0.01
NDF	52.04	50.78	47.62	2.06	0.39
ADF	26.68	30.11	35.88	4.23	0.39

DM dry matter, OM organic matter, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, GE gross energy, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber
^a,bMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)
¹Control (Ctrl): a corn soybean meal-based diet. AGP: Ctrl + 75 mg/kg chlortetracycline. MOA: Ctrl + 1500 mg/kg MOA. n = 4

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