Page 178 of articles about nutrition

Feeding lactulose to piglets increases hindgut fermentation, and in the growing pig may determine a better hindgut environment for the development of Salmonella derby

Lactoferrin in the weaning pig diets permits to improve growth performance, reducing diarrhoea presentation and modifying intestinal morphology in the weaning period.

Feeding restriction during the growing period followed by an ad libitum regime during the finishing determines a decrease in the content of intramuscular fat.

Dietary L-arginine supplementation modifies blood insulin concentration of lactating sows.

Dietary metionine and cystine contribute significantly to the odour emission from pig facilities.

Introduction of food waste into the growing pig diets may be a useful strategy to reduce environmental burdens, with a small effect on growth performance and meat quality.

The authors suggest a ratio total lysine/digestible energy of 4.27 (g/Mcal) to achieve the maximal performance in pigs between 7,5 and 22,5 kg of body weight.

The system of feeding and watering affects dry matter intake and water wastage of sows and weaning weight of piglets.

Increased amount of dietary fibre in the pre-mating diet improves the embryo survival and oocyte maturity in gilts.

Energy and protein value of DDGS is higher than that of wheat grain for the growing pig, but the inclusion of DDGS in the diet results in impaired growth performance.

Glutamine acts as a trophic agent for intestinal mucosa when fed to weaned piglets

In early weaned piglets dietary nucleotide supplementation improves intestinal maturation and reduces diarrhoea incidence.

β-glucan in weaning piglet diets improves performance and offer benefits on immune. function of pigs challenged with E. coli lipopolysaccharide.