Abstracts - Nutrition

Feed intake during lactation is a key factor on litter performance and subsequent successful productive live of the sow.

Phytase supplementation in growing diets may improve P and Cu retention.

Zeolite-ZnO could be a suitable substitute for pharmacological addition of ZnO in weanling pigs.

Fermented grains reduce faecal noxious gas emission of growing pigs but has variable effects on growth performance and nutrient digestibility.

Digestive efficiency in growing pigs may be a further selection item to take into account in new pig breeds.

The us of chicory root by product in finishing diets may reduce skatole concentrations, without any negative impact on meet palatability.

Insulin-stimulating diets did not improve prolificity and piglet’s quality.

Magnesium supplementation my improve pig welfare.

Chitooligosaccharide supplementation of different molecular weight could be an alternative to antibiotics.

L-carnitine supplementation does not directly increase the number of muscular fibres in weanling piglets with low body weight.

The reduction of blood metabolites in tail-biting piglets may be linked with low nutrient absorption as a result of an impairment to perform a normal feeding behaviour.

Live yeast supplementation may improve reproductive performance in sows.

The nature of fatty acids in feed determines its composition in animal tissue.

Microbial protein with high digestible lysine content should be taken into account as a new protein source for swine nutrition.

Sows fed PUFA rich diets promote FA beta-oxidation in pigs after weaning which could help the mobilization of body reserves for this critical period.

The optimum SID Thr:Lys to optimize ADG and FCR in growing pigs fed low CP protein diets is around 0.70.

Fenugreek seeds might be interesting as a feed ingredient for young piglets.

There is not a clear effect of feeding genetically modified maize on sow and offspring performance.

Feed intake may affect skatole and indole concentrations in the adipose tissue.

Antimicrobial peptides has the potential to improve the growth performance in weanling pigs.

Maternal conditions during gestation and pre-birth environment may affect further growth rate in newborn pigs.

The energy values for dietary protein have to be considered for net energy prediction in fattening pigs.

β-glucan could improve growth performance and immune function in weaned piglets.

Inclusion of dietary CLA oil may promote an increase of SFA and a reduction of MUFA and PUFA in finishing pigs.