The performance response of pigs of different wean weights to ‘high’ or ‘low’ input dietary regimes between weaning and 20 weeks of age
Light weight pigs were found to eat more and grow faster per kg of body weight than medium or heavy weight pigs.
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Administration of probiotics influences F4 (K88)-positive enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli attachment and intestinal cytokine expression in weaned pigs
This study evaluated the effect of the probiotics Pediococcus acidilactici and Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii on the intestinal colonization of O149 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli harbouring the F4 (K88) fimbriae (ETEC F4) and on the expression of ileal cytokines in weaned pigs.
The effect of introducing purified β-glucans to a wheat-based diet on total tract digestibility and gaseous manure emissions from pigs as compared with consumption of a β -glucan-rich, barley-based diet
Offering a purified source of β-glucans resulted in beneficial reductions in odorous volatile fatty acids in the distal gastrointestinal tract and in excreted manure, and may reflect improvements in N digestibility.
The effects of housing system and feeding level on the joint-specific prevalence of osteochondrosis in fattening pigs
Osteochondrosis prevalence can be reduced by applying deep litter floors with extra space allowance and/or restricted feeding in fattening pigs.
Effect of dietary supplementation of oregano essential oils to sows on colostrums and milk composition, growth pattern and immune status of suckling pigs
Supplementing sow diets with 250 mg/kg of oregano essential oils during gestation and lactation did not affect the growth potential of and immune responses in suckling piglets.
Probiotics and antibiotics as additives for sows and piglets during nursery phase
Sows and piglets diets supplemented with probiotics are effective in maintaining animal performance and control of diarrhea during the nursery phase.
Efficacy of probiotics from anaerobic microflora with prebiotics on growth performance and noxious gas emission in growing pigs
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.
Enteral arginine does not increase superior mesenteric arterial blood flow but induces mucosal growth in neonatal pigs
Partial enteral feeding increases superior mesenteric artery blood flow in the neonatal pig compared with total parenteral nutrition.
Increasing omega-3 levels through dietary co-extruded flaxseed supplementation negatively affects pork palatability
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 use of selenium enriched Enterococcus faecium as an alternative selenium source for growing-finishing pigs
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.
Effect of dietary CLA administration on fatty acid composition and lipogenic and lipolytic enzyme activities in suckling and weaned piglets
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.
The metabolic availability of threonine in common feedstuffs fed to adult sows is higher than published ileal digestibility estimates
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.
Effect of restricted feeding and realimentation periods on pork quality and fatty acid profile of M. longissimus thoracis
Modifying feed intake during growth may change pork nutritional value and tenderness.
Analysis of water, feed intake and performance of lactating sows
An enhanced feed and water intake during lactation may increase weaning weight of piglets and decreases relative body weight loss of sows.
Interaction of zearalenone and soybean isoflavone on the development of reproductive organs, reproductive hormones and estrogen receptor expression in prepubertal gilt
The aim of the present study was to investigate the interactive effect of zearalenone (ZEA) and soybean isoflavone (ISO) on the development of reproductive organs, reproductive hormones and estrogen receptor expression in prepubertal gilts.
Effects of liquid metabolite combinations produced by Lactobacillus plantarum on growth performance, faeces characteristics, intestinal morphology and diarrhea incidence in postweaning piglets
Metabolite combinations produced by L. plantarum strains are potential alternatives to antibiotics that could be used as growth promoter in postweaning piglets.