Abstracts - Nutrition

Stage of gestation is the critical point when the sows in a pen with electronic feeding system.

Supplementing resveratrol to weaned piglets could have beneficial effects on growth performance, immune function and the microbial ecosystem.

The use of a satiety-inducing flavour in diet may promote feed efficiency in fattening pigs.

The use of 0.5 g/Kg of fermented garlic powder in the diet may improve ADG and ADFI in weanling pigs.

The use of DDGS in gestating diets may creat controversial response on animal behaviour depending on the housing system.

The extracts from Lippia spp. could be an effective antioxidant in pork meat.

Prediction equations using the concentration of total P in MBM may be useful to estimate P and Ca digestibility in MBM fed to growing pigs.

Dietary valine supplementation increases serum albumin, IgM, IgG and prolactin concentrations.

The combination of SCFA and MCFA could act as gut flora modifiers to promote intestinal heath at weaning.

Prenatal flavour exposure decrease neophobia for specific flavours.

Oregano oil and ground cranberry pulp has a limited effect on the microbiological profile in pork.

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.