Blood and faecal biomarkers to assess dietary energy, protein and amino acid efficiency of utilization by growing and finishing pigs

Background: Diet evaluation and optimization is a slow and expensive process and it is not possible to do it at a farm level. This study aimed to use the blood serum metabolite (BSM) and faecal volatile fatty acid (VFA) profiles as potential biomarkers to identify changes in protein, amino acid and...

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Main Authors: Camp Montoro, J. (Author), Gasa, J. (Author), Llanes, N. (Author), Manzanilla, E.G (Author), Muns, R. (Author), Solà-Oriol, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2022
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