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Metabolite combinations produced by L. plantarum strains are potential alternatives to antibiotics that could be used as growth promoter in postweaning piglets.

Different probiotic complexes of lactic acid bacteria improved growth performance and feed conversion in the first two weeks post-weaning, but the gut environment was improved in all period.

Dietary conjugated linoleic acid increases intramuscular fat content in finishing pigs.

Gestation diets containing protein at 50 and 250% of recommendations led to marked changes in protein and fat metabolism in gilts resulting in fetal growth retardation of 15%.

Restricting energy during the gilt development slightly delays the mean age at puberty.

8% crude glycerol can be added to the diet and used as an effective alternative energy source to partially replace corn.

Barley-based diets have more beneficial effects on gut health, oat-based diets have higher potential to enhance beneficial microbial populations and endogenous β-glucans show better prebiotic properties.

Feeding a single amount of amino acids (AA) throughout gestation results in overfeeding AA in early gestation and underfeeding AA in late gestation.

The expression of Sepw1 gene is associated with the enhanced water-holding capacity of meat.

From 2012, feeds for organically farmed pigs must consist of 100% organic ingredients. Pea protein concentrate and rapeseed protein concentrate may be attractive high-protein ingredients for piglet feeds. This is the conclusion from research by Wageningen UR Livestock Research into the digestibility and nutritional value of a number of high-protein ingredients for organically farmed weaned piglets.

Diet and ingredient switching does not affect pig performance during the finishing period.

The current pilot study assessed the influence of N,N-dimethylglycine (DMG) on insulin sensitivity, glucose and fat metabolism, nutrient digestibility and reproductive performance of sows in the peripartal period.

The use of mycotoxins absorbents in sever vomitoxin contaminated diets may reduce the negative impact of vomitoxin on piglet performance.

Feeding low CP, AA supplemented diets can help to improve poor growth performance and enteric disorders of the weaned pigs.

Dietary supplementation of n-3 fatty acids during lactation improved the growth of nursing piglets.

Supplementation of HSCAS is effective in preventing the negative effects of dietary aflatoxin in young pigs as measured by growth and serum chemistry parameters. Supplementing with antioxidant does not mitigate most negative physiological effects associated with aflatoxin consumption.