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Dietary supplementation with vegetable oils with low n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios improves the intramuscular fat and fatty acid composition of growing-finishing pigs

  • 2022
  • Issue: 6
  • Volume: 52
S.S. Jiang, F. Wei, D.L.Y.E. Abulahaiti, C.C. Tian, L. Fu, J.X. Lu, & G.H. Zhang Page: 819 - 832

This study investigated the effects of different n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratios in pig diets using vegetable oil supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and fatty acid composition in the longissimus dorsi muscle (LM) and subcutaneous adipose…

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A field study of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products on growth performance and faecal microbiota of weaning piglets

  • 2022
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 52
K.H. Lin & Y.H. Yu# Page: 718 - 730

This study investigated the effects of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products (BLFPs) on the growth performance, faecal microbiota, and antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) expression in weaning piglets on a commercial farm. Ninety-six weaning piglets were randomly assigned to four treatments as follows:…

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Effect of a dietary probiotic blend on performance, blood characteristics, meat quality and faecal microbial shedding in growing-finishing pigs

  • 2017
  • Issue: 6
  • Volume: 47
V. Tufarelli, A. M. Crovace, G. Rossi & V. Laudadio Page: 875 - 882

The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of a dietary probiotic blend on growth performance, blood characteristics, meat quality, and faecal microbial population in growing-finishing pigs in a 12-week experiment. Pigs were assigned to two dietary treatments: a control…

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GBP6: differential expression in pulmonary alveolar macrophages under PRRSV infection and association with blood parameters of its missense mutation

  • 2017
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 47
A.A. Adeyinka, L. Niu, C. Fang, B. Babatunde & X. Xu Page: 626 - 634

The GBP6 gene belongs to the gene family of interferon-gamma inducible GTPases, and is located in a previously characterized QTL region of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) resistance in SSC4. In the current study, RT-PCR assay revealed that…

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Effects of reducing dietary crude protein and metabolic energy in weaned piglets

  • 2017
  • Issue: 4
  • Volume: 47
J. H. Lee, H. B. Kim, W. Yun, W. G. Kwak, C. H. Lee, H. J. Oh, D. W. Kim, M. H. Song & J. H. Cho Page: 574 - 581

The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of a pure reduction in the dietary crude protein (CP) and metabolic energy (ME) contents on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, faecal microflora and odour gas emission in weaned…

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Effect of polymorphism in the LIF gene on reproductive performance of hybrid Polish Large White and Polish Landrace sows. (Short communication)

  • 2014
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 44
D. Napierała, M. Kawęcka, E. Jacyno, B. Matysiak & A. Wierzchowska Page: 49 - 53

The aim of the study was to determine the potential relationships between variants of the leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) gene and litter size in Landrace x Polish White sows. To identify polymorphisms within the LIF gene, the polymerase chain reaction–restriction…

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Comparison of different extenders and storage temperature on the sperm motility characteristics of Kolbroek pig semen

  • 2012
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 42
M.H. Mapeka, K.C. Lehloenya & T.L. Nedambale Page: 530 - 534

Maintaining a successful pig artificial insemination programme depends on a number of factors, including evaluation of semen characteristics. This study compared the efficacy of different extenders on the sperm motility of Kolbroek semen during short term storage at 4 °C…

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Investigation of effects of three candidate genes on leg action and fat deposition traits in pigs (Short communication)

  • 2009
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 39
M.L. Makgahlela, B. Fan, Z.-Q. Du and M.F. Rothschild Page: 127 - 130

Data from 188 sows were used in the current study to examine the effects of high mobility group AT-hook1 (HMGA1), transcription factor 7-like-2 (TCF7L2) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) genes on leg action and fat deposition traits,…

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Correlation between an oestrogen receptor gene and reproductive traits in purebred and crossbred pig populations (Short communic

  • 2006
  • Issue: 4
  • Volume: 36
F.E. Li., C.Y. Deng, S.W. Jiang, M.G. Lei, B. Zuo, R. Zheng, J.L. Li, D.Q. Xu and Y.Z. Xiong Page: 243 - 247

The relationship between an oestrogen receptor (ESR) gene and reproductive traits in 11 Large White (LW), 19 Landrace (L), 22 Meishan (MS), 22 Meishan x Large White (MS x LW) F1, 26 Large White x Meishan (LW x MS) F1, 16 Landrace x Large White…

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The effect of protein inclusion level in diets formulated to contain an ideal amino acid composition for growing pigs

  • 2000
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 30
E. Pieterse, F.K. Siebrits, E.L. Gloy and A.K. Mphuloane Page: 57 - 61

The aim of the study was to determine the optimum protein inclusion level in diets containing an ideal amino acid balance for growing pigs. The performance of commercial crossbred grower-pigs was studied in two trials in which the experimental animals…

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