In summary, our study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementationwith
palygorskite on the growth performance, rate of diarrhea,
and intestinal integrity in weaned piglets. Dietary supplementation with
2000 mg/kg palygorskite improves growth performance and reduces
the incidence of diarrhea in weaned piglets. The addition of palygorskite
to the diet of weaned piglets positively affected the intestinal villus
diameter, and reduced the concentrations of endotoxin and diamine
oxidase in plasma.