Late gestation diet supplementation of resin acid-enriched composition increases sow colostrum immunoglobulin G content, piglet colostrum intake and improve sow gut microbiota

Resin acid-enriched composition (RAC) mainly containing tall oil fatty acid with an active component of resin acid (RA) can improve the microbial population in the digestive system, change the microbial fermentation, and improve the feed conversion ratio. We investigated the effects of dietary suppl...

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Main Authors: S. Hasan, S. Saha, S. Junnikkala, T. Orro, O. Peltoniemi, C. Oliviero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731118003518