Effects of dietary medium-chain fatty acid supplementation levels on growth performance, blood parameters, fecal score and metabolites in nursery pigs
Increasing MCFA supplementation levels up to 1.6% could improve growth rate, feed efficiency, and fecal consistency without affecting feed intake and have the potential to reduce oxidative stress and free fatty acid levels in weaning pigs, while fecal SCFA concentrations could be slightly reduced by MCFA supplementation.
Authors
- Chan Ho Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1697-4435)
- Joseph G. Usack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7859-4414)
- Young Dal Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-1231)
- Eva S Safaie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5935-4748)
- Madison J Mejia
- Jannell A Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7624-8101)
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Bioscience
- Published
- 2025-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.25.0099
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.19
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture