Q: What is the amount of potassium dicarboxylate and potassium dihydrogen phosphate added to the feed for suckling pigs?

Potassium dicarboxylate and potassium dihydrogen phosphate are both good additives for suckling pigs, and they are also good sources of acidifier and potassium. Among them, potassium dicarboxylate has a good bactericidal effect on Escherichia coli, and diarrhea in suckling pigs decreases with the increase of dose. According to the relevant data of BASF, the maximum addition of potassium dicarboxylate in the feed for suckling pigs is 12kg/ ton. I tried it as a premix in Guangzhou, and the effect is positive. It has obvious effect on reducing diarrhea in suckling piglets, but it has no effect on palatability. Potassium dihydrogen phosphate can also be used as acidifier, but it is weaker than potassium dicarboxylate, but it is an excellent and effective source of phosphorus and potassium, which is helpful to reduce diarrhea and emergency in piglets. The combination of potassium dihydrogen phosphate and calcium formate can replace potassium dicarboxylate with similar effect. The general dosage of potassium dihydrogen phosphate is 0.5 ~ 1%, which needs to be adjusted according to the effective phosphorus content of the formula.