Abstracts - Nutrition

Fermented wheat bran and yeast culture show positive functional effects on immune response and intestinal morphology in growing-finishing pigs.

Supplemental synthetic milk could be a feasible measure to improve the health and reduce the number of deaths of piglets.

Sow L-carnitine supplementation improves litter size and offspring muscle development.

Selenomethionine may improve meat quality and selenium deposition in finishing pigs.

Brine mineral water may enhance performance and immune response in growing-finishing pigs.

Dietary folic acid supplementation may improve growth performance and intestinal morphology of weaned piglets.

High fibre intake during parturition and lactation may improve health status and reduce faecal pathogen bacteria excretion.

Ferulic acid supplementation may improve growth performance and carcass traits in growing finishing pigs.

Chicory root supplementation may improve blood plasma prooxidative-antioxidative balance in growing pigs.

Apple pomace supplementation in weanling diets may improve performance and intestinal health.

Dietary supplementation of spray-dried plasma during gestation and in lactation improves sow and litter performance.

Guanidonacetic acid supplementation improves pig feed efficiency, carcass and meat quality.

Timely adjusted amino acid concentration to requirements to circadian rhythm may improve performance and carcass quality in growing-finishing pigs.

β-mannanase supplementation in weanling diets may allow the reduction of feed costs with similar performance and health status.

Micelle silymarin supplementation in peripartum and lactation diets enhances milk yield and litter performance.

Zn and Cu co-supplementation using hydroxychloride sources leads to positive results in terms of performance and health.

Treating DDGS with fiber degrading enzymes improves feed efficiency in young pigs.

The use of bioactive compounds from Macleaya cordata extract and benzoic acid in weanling diets may improve piglet performance after weaning.

Basal endogenous loss, standardized total tract digestibility of calcium in calcium carbonate, and retention of calcium in gestating sows change during gestation, but microbial phytase reduces basal endogenous loss of calcium.

Crude and acid oils from olive pomace may improve meat quality and sustainability of the growing finishing period.

Fine grinding and pelleting may improve feed efficiency without affecting digestibility and carcass characteristics in growing pigs.

Compound probiotics and berberine benefits pig immunity and modulates gut microbiota.

The n-3 fatty acids supplementation in gestation and lactation diets may affect colostrum and milk composition and the immune response.

The source and inclusion level of manganese supplemented in growing-finishing diets affects pig growth and efficiency.