Nutrition plays a major role in the immune response. The interaction of different dietary components with other factors such as environment, health status, and genetics plays an important role in modulating the immune response.

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Different fat sources and vitamin E levels on optimizing growth performance, lean growth, organ size, carcass characteristics, primal cuts, and pork quality in heavyweight - finishing pigs

Vitamin E supplementation and its interaction with fat sources may affect yield and quality in heavy slaughtered pigs.

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Dietary omega-3 long-chain fatty acids influence on microbial diversity and composition in sows' feces, colostrum, milk, and suckling piglets' feces

Sow omega-3 supplementation may affect microbial populations in the dam and their offspring.

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Effects of dietary supplementation with Aurantiochytrium limacinum on tissue fatty acid profile in finishing pigs

Dietary Aurantiochytrium limacinum supplementation at the end of the finishing period may improve the fatty acid composition of pork.

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The effect of different fiber sources in antibiotic-free diets on growth, immune responses, intestinal barrier function and microbiota in weaned piglets

The supplementation of wheat bran to antibiotic-free diets improves performance and intestinal health in weaned pigs.

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Modulation of the microbiota and reduction of S. Suis virulence. What mechanism could be behind it?

Modulation of the microbiota seems to influence the presence of S. Suis and the expression of its virulence factors.

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333 Emerging voices - Individual and nutritional factors affecting the homogeneity and performance of Iberian pig production

An investigation at both phenotypic and genotypic levels of the implications of the intrauterine development of the piglets in the postnatal growth. Doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Spain, advised by Antonio Gonzalez de Bulnes, Cristina Óvilo Martín and Beatriz Isabel Redondo.

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AB Vista hosts feed intelligence conference in Dubai

The event explored how research findings can be practically applied to commercial situations to deliver improved profitability.

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Impact of dietary supplementation of tributyrin on offspring immunity, gut microbiota, and diarrhoea rate in a sow model

Tributyrin supplementation in gestating and lactating diets may improve sow performance and litter intestinal health.

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Effects of alpha-glycerol monolaurate supplementation during late gestation and lactation on sow, milk, and piglets

Alpha-glycerol monolaurate inclusion on sow’s diet may change milk composition improving piglet health.

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Effects of different fat sources on growth performance and carcass composition of finishing pigs

Dietary fats with more saturated fatty acids provide higher energy values for growing pigs.

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ManagementAbstract

Diet and microbiota-gut-brain axis in relation to tail biting in pigs

While tail biting is multifactorial, an imbalance in the microbiota-gut-brain axis, modulated via the diet, should be considered as a pathway for the development of tail biting.

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Crude and acid oils from olive pomace as alternative fat sources in growing-finishing pigs

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