CellWell record HH-418864
Effects of Dietary Zinc Cysteamine Supplementation on Growth Performance, Physiological Responses, and Fecal Microbiota in Weaned Foals
Jie Ren; Chaoyu Ma; Kailun Yang; Xiaobin Li; Fan Yang; Xinsheng Guo; Xinkui Yao; Caidie Wang
2026
In plain language
In weaned foals given zinc cysteamine for 90 days, supplementation increased weight gain, nutrient digestibility and antioxidant enzyme activity, and reshaped fecal microbiota, with 6 mg/kg body weight per day optimal.
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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