Abstracts - Nutrition

The new variety of Lathyrus selected to contain low diaminopropionic acid may be taken into account as an alternative protein source for pigs.

The method used for fat addition to the finishing diets does not affect pig performance, digestibility or carcass quality.

Liquid feeding piglets after waning with L-arginine supplemented milk have a positive impact on piglet performance.

Pork quality is not affected by dietary AA restriction during the growing and fattening period

No synergic effects are obtained of the use of betaine, organic acids and inulin in weanling diets for piglets

Skeletal muscle protein synthesis is rapidly stimulated after a meal in young pigs

The use of microbial phytase may improve true P digestibility in diets containing oilseed meals

Dietary herb supplementation may reduce periparturition stress in sows

Feed ingredient irradiation may be a good technique to reduce microbial concentrations in the diet

The ratio of relative bioavailability between natural vitamin E acetate and syntetic vitamin E acetate is higher than the commonly accepted value of 1.36

Fat distribution is affected by feeding level, but the source of energy used did not change the relative partitioning of fat deposition

n-3 fatty acid content in carcass may be improved by using flaxseed meal in the diet.

The use of a multienzime on wheat DDGS based diets improves nutrient digetibility and growth performance.

The use of freeze dried colostrum in weanling diets may help to reduce inflamatory process improving piglet performance

The use of fish oil may improve plasmatic PUFA contents without affecting growth or health

Oral progestagen during gestation may redude colostrum quality

The use of astaxanthin during the finish phase may improve pork quality and meat acceptance.

The use of antibiotics in feed during the nuresery period may improve piglet performance

Butyrate administration during the sucking period improve intestinal maturation and physiology

Yeast cultures may represent an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters for weanling piglets.

Pig performance is not affected by the wheat variety used in the growing-finishing diets

Diet pelleting improves pig performance during the finishing period; however, pellet quality may strongly depend on diet composition

Dietary available phosphorous may be predicted taking into account the phytase level in the diet

Linseed oil supplementation of sow diets during gestation and lactation modifies piglet ileal structure and physiology