Abstracts - Nutrition

The results showed that organic iron complex did not improve the reproductive performance of sows or the growth performance of piglets.

The use of different dietary energy levels during gilt rearing affects the level of body reserves but not productive and reproductive performance.

The use of resveratrol in growing diets may enhance muscle antioxidative capacity.

Phytase supplementation increased P and amino acid digestibility in low and normal phytic P pea cultivars.

Inulin reduces nutrient digestion in the upper gut and increases hindgut fermentation.

The antioxidant capacity of Ferulic Acid and Vitamin E supplemented to pig diets can improve meat quality.

Magnesium supplementation can increase reproductive performance in adult sows.

Digestibility of nutrients are decreased by increasing levels of inclusion of cellulose.

Within the power of this study, oral rennet supplementation does not increase piglet serum globulin concentrations.

Low-protein diets with balances amino acid profile decrease ETEC colonization in jejunal mucosa.

The use of carob pulp in fattening pig diets could be an economical feeding strategy in Mediterranean areas and improves the nutritional value of pork meat.

Feeding short-term reduced dietary P with phytase does not affect sow performance.

Soaking diet containing solely plant phytase provides a great potential for increasing ATTD of P.

Supplementation of encapsulated ZnO at a physiological level improves performance than native ZnO.

Vitamin E had highly reduced lipid peroxidation level in the ω3 supplemented groups compared to mineral selenium supplementation alone.

Insulin, ghrelin and leptin could be used as biomarkers to detect situations resulting in a poor energy balance.

The dietary fish oil inclusion may prevent  lameness appearance in  sows.

It is proposed that Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 exerts an immune modulatory effect by increasing the numbers of intraepithelial lymphocytes.

Low inclusion levels of olive cake by-product at growing-finishing diets may improves growth performance and provide healthy fatty acid profile in fat tissues.

Increasing inclusion of field pea reduces dietary crude protein digestibility but without negative impact on performance.

These results revealed that commercial swine may be deficient in serum vitamin D at varying times of the year, and feed-supplement concentrations may vary.

These results suggest that it is possible to manipulate dietary insulin response in cyclic gilts and, thus, improve reproductive efficiency when feeding starch as the main energy source during the late luteal and follicular phases of the cycle.

Insulin, acylated ghrelin and cortisol could be used as biomarkers to detect situations resulting in a poor energy balance in order to improve handling programs.

Mussel meal can be used as protein sources in pig diets maintaining performance and meat quality.