1 The authors thank Beth Barlow (Center for Chemical Toxicology
and Research Pharmacology; Department of Population Health
and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina
State University) for HPLC assistance, Missy Lloyd (Animal Science
Department, North Carolina State University) for performing
atomic absorption analysis to verify carboy mineral content, Patty
Routh (Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College
of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University) for her
assistance in organization and facility set-up as well as bleeding and
handling animals. Whitney Weeks (College of Veterinary Medicine,
North Carolina State University) assisted with sample preparation,
and Juliet Allen (Center for Chemical Toxicology and Research
Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina
State University) supplied statistical expertise. All of the staff at
NCSU Swine Education Unit who provided facility set-up and maintenance,
animal care, handling, and movement were indispensible to
this study. Finally, we thank Aratowerk GmbH & Co. in Germany
for the donation of Arato80 drinkers and Pfizer Animal Health for
funding the entirety of this study.