Abstract
Feed lectins are one of the etiological factors contributing to the occurrence of gastroenteritis in piglets. In this study, a comparative analysis of various methods for neutralizing lectins in the feeds of weaned piglets was carried out: heat treatment and the addition of lectin-specific carbohydrate glucosamine. The causative role of lectins in the development of gastroenteritis and their negative impact on animals was confirmed by general and biochemical blood tests. The paper presents the positive effect of neutralization of feed lectins on production indicators and the incidence of gastroenteritis. It has been established that the use of 0.1 g of glucosamine per 1 kg of feed is the optimal dose, which reduces the incidence of gastroenteritis by 8%, reduces the duration of the disease by an average of 0.5 days and animal mortality by 2%.
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