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Article

Trace Mineral Solubility and Digestibility in the Small Intestine of Piglets Are Affected by Zinc and Fibre Sources

by
Katarína Tokarčíková
1,2,
Klaudia Čobanová
1,
Margaréta Takácsová
1,
Marcin Barszcz
3,
Marcin Taciak
3,
Anna Tuśnio
3 and
Ľubomíra Grešaková
1,*
1
Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Soltesovej 4, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
2
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Komenskeho 73, 04181 Kosice, Slovakia
3
Department of Animal Nutrition, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agriculture 2022, 12(4), 517; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040517
Submission received: 17 December 2021 / Revised: 30 March 2022 / Accepted: 3 April 2022 / Published: 6 April 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Safety and Efficacy of Feed Additives in Animal Production)
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Abstract

Findings that Zn and fibre source affected the nutrient apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), made us hypothesize that interactions could occur affecting the apparent digestibility of Zn and trace elements (TEs) interacting with Zn in the digestive tract. Therefore, the study investigated the effects of Zn and fibre sources on the apparent digestibility and solubility of TEs (Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn) and pH in the small intestinal segments of 40-days-old piglets. In vitro solubility of TEs was estimated using a simulated digestion assay. Feed supplementation with potato fibre (PF) affected the ATTD of all TEs and dry matter as well as mineral solubility in the ileum and/or jejunum without any effect on pH in the small intestine. Intake of PF enhanced Zn and Cu absorption (p < 0.01), but significantly decreased ATTD of Fe and Mn (p < 0.001). Diet supplementation with Zn glycinate decreased Zn absorption in the gut (p < 0.01) and affected the solubility of other TEs in the different digestion phases. Although in vitro solubility of TEs does not provide a good prediction of mineral bioaccessibility, using a combination of in vitro and in vivo methods can enable prediction of the trace mineral absorption.
Keywords: trace minerals; fibre; zinc; apparent digestibility; bioaccessibility; piglets trace minerals; fibre; zinc; apparent digestibility; bioaccessibility; piglets

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Tokarčíková, K.; Čobanová, K.; Takácsová, M.; Barszcz, M.; Taciak, M.; Tuśnio, A.; Grešaková, Ľ. Trace Mineral Solubility and Digestibility in the Small Intestine of Piglets Are Affected by Zinc and Fibre Sources. Agriculture 2022, 12, 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040517

AMA Style

Tokarčíková K, Čobanová K, Takácsová M, Barszcz M, Taciak M, Tuśnio A, Grešaková Ľ. Trace Mineral Solubility and Digestibility in the Small Intestine of Piglets Are Affected by Zinc and Fibre Sources. Agriculture. 2022; 12(4):517. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040517

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Tokarčíková, Katarína, Klaudia Čobanová, Margaréta Takácsová, Marcin Barszcz, Marcin Taciak, Anna Tuśnio, and Ľubomíra Grešaková. 2022. "Trace Mineral Solubility and Digestibility in the Small Intestine of Piglets Are Affected by Zinc and Fibre Sources" Agriculture 12, no. 4: 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040517

APA Style

Tokarčíková, K., Čobanová, K., Takácsová, M., Barszcz, M., Taciak, M., Tuśnio, A., & Grešaková, Ľ. (2022). Trace Mineral Solubility and Digestibility in the Small Intestine of Piglets Are Affected by Zinc and Fibre Sources. Agriculture, 12(4), 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12040517

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