Abstracts - Nutrition

Mulberry leaves supplementation can improve meat quality although affects growth performance in growing-finishing pigs.

High doses of 25(OH)D3 may improve immune functions and the antioxidant capacity in weaned pigs.

Lysophospholipid supplementation during lactation may improve nutrient digestibility and of sow productivity.

A low amylose/amylopectin ratio may promote meat quality traits by inducing lower drip loss and firmness in pork.

Vitamin B2 by-products may be a cost-effective substitute for partially replacing corn and soybean meal in growing-finishing pigs.

Although greater concentrations of ASF virus were required to cause infection through feed, the high frequency of exposure may make contaminated feed a more significant risk factor.

Protected ZnO may be a successful strategy to reduce dietary Zn supplementation without affecting performance and strongly reducing Zn excretion in weanling pigs.

Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) dietary supplementation may reduce post-farrowing blood glucose avoiding hypophagia in lactating sows.

Dietary levels above requirements of Met in finisher pigs may improve pork quality without affecting performance parameters.

Daily digestible phosphorous supply between 4.6 and 6.7 g fitting a 1.4:1 Ca:P ratio may be enough to achieve a proper growth rate pattern in lean growing-finishing pigs.

High levels of limestone in weanling diets may affect piglet performance after weaning increasing colonic ecology and intestinal inflammatory response.

Dietary levels of 1.8 and 2.2 kg/d in late gestation do not differ on reproductive and piglet performance.

Pioglitazone hydrochloride and Vitamin E may enhance pork quality by increasing intramuscular fat and antioxidant capacity of meat.

Dietary CMH and GAA supplementation could improve growth performance and meat quality traits in finishing pigs.

Creep feed intake may improve post-weaning adaptation to solid feed while higher intake of starter diet improves pig performance until slaughter.

L-arginine supplementation at late gestation may enhance farrowing performance.

Dietary crude protein reduction with Arg and Leu supplementation may play a negative role on meat and carcass marbling in pigs.

Multi-species probiotics may outcome as potential growth and health promoters in growing-finishing pigs.

Dietary inclusion of protected organic acids may be useful as a suitable alternative to antibiotics.

Low-protein organic diets can achieve performance standards in lactating sows with small litters but not in large litter.

High inclusion of by-products in finishing diets may reduce feed cost but affects performance and carcass quality traits.

Aspergillus niger phytase supplementation may contribute to inorganic P reduction in grain-oilseed meal diets.

Dietary probiotics supplementation in weanling diets improve pig performance independently of the dietary lactose level used.

Energy allowance due to feeding level offered during gestation may affect litter size and weight at birth.