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Sows and piglets diets supplemented with probiotics are effective in maintaining animal performance and control of diarrhea during the nursery phase.

The results of the present study suggest that synbiotics exert similar effects with antibiotics on the nutrient digestibility and fecal microflora composition in growing pigs. Moreover, synbiotics can also decrease the fecal noxious gas emission in growing pigs.

Partial enteral feeding increases superior mesenteric artery blood flow in the neonatal pig compared with total parenteral nutrition.

Feeding co-extruded flaxseed to increase omega-3 fatty acid content in trimmed loin muscle did not result in levels sufficient to meet label requirements and had limited effects on palatability.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of the feeding of selenium enriched Enterococcus faecium on selenium concentrations in muscle tissue and on meat quality indicators in finishing pigs.

The concentration of fatty acids in subcutaneous fat and liver tissues of piglets 35 d after weaning is largely dependent on the CLA content of piglet diet rather than CLA enrichment of sow diet.

Using ileal digestibility values determined in growing pigs to formulate sow diets may lead to overfeeding of sows with protein and can negatively affect overall production efficiency through increased cost and excess nitrogen excretion.

Modifying feed intake during growth may change pork nutritional value and tenderness.

An enhanced feed and water intake during lactation may increase weaning weight of piglets and decreases relative body weight loss of sows.