Zinc oxide or the alternatives: What is the right answer?

Weaning is a key stage in commercial pig production systems, and post-weaning pigs encounter challenges such as decreased feed intake, enhanced incidence of diarrhoea, body weight loss, and higher mortality because of the nutritional, immunological, and psychological interruptions during weaning period. Application of feed additives such as zinc oxide have benefits in post-weaning pigs; however, zinc oxide excretion is a possible threat to the environment. As of June 2022, application of phar