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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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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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.

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Fish oil in sow diets as a strategy to modify immune components in colostrum and milk

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

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Evaluating the benefits on gut health of a Prevotella-rich enterotype in finishing pigs fed a diet with a high amylose-to-amylopectin ratio

Enterotype and diet amylose-to-amylopectin ratio may affect intestinal heath driven by enteric positive short chain fatty acid production.

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Impact of in-feed sodium butyrate or sodium heptanoate protected with MCFA on gut health in weaned piglets challenged with E. coli F4⁺

Sodium heptanoate and sodium butyrate protected with medium-chain fatty acids may have benefits on colonic microbiota.

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How supplementing sows with fish oil affects fatty acid composition in piglets

Fish oil supplementation during late gestation and lactation alters the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids composition in the red blood cells and livers of piglets.

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