Table 5. Effects of different inorganic : organic zinc ratios or combination of low crude protein diet and mixed feed additives on organ weight in weaned piglets

Treatment NC PC T1 T2 T3 T4 SE p-value
Body weight (kg) 10.0 10.1 10.3 10.6 10.7 10.0 0.2 0.399
Relative organ weight (%)
 Liver 3.046 2.922 2.844 2.709 2.837 2.760 0.211 0.892
 Spleen 0.205 0.282 0.231 0.208 0.268 0.214 0.026 0.257
NC, no additional added zinc oxide in diet (negative control); PC, NC+1,000 mg/kg zinc oxide (positive control); T1, NC + inorganic : organic zinc 850 : 150 mg/kg; T2, NC + inorganic : organic zinc 700 : 300 mg/kg; T3, NC + inorganic : organic zinc 500 : 500 mg/kg; T4, 10% reduced crude protein diet + 0.1% essential oil + 0.08% protease + 0.02% xylanase.