Oral Administration of L-Arginine Improves the Growth and Survival of Sow-Reared Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Piglets

Neonatal piglets with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) exhibit reduced rates of growth and survival. The present study tested the hypothesis that L-arginine supplementation can mitigate this problem. One hundred and twelve (112) IUGR piglets (with a mean birth weight of 0.84 kg) from 28 sows (...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	David W. Long, Barry D. Long, Gayan I. Nawaratna, Guoyao Wu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Subjects:	amino acids arginine health metabolism nutrition pigs
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/4/550