The effects of reduced protein diet supplemented with arginine plus glutamine–glutamate on growth performance, diarrhea incidence, blood metabolites, nutrient digestibility, and nitrogen utilization in nursery pigs
Collectively, results indicate that reducing dietary CP from 22.5% to 18.0% compromises growth and nutrient digestibility, even when supplemented with arginine and glutamine-glutamate, but lowers diarrhea incidence and N output. These findings highlight trade-offs between growth efficiency, gut health, and environmental sustainability in nursery pig nutrition.
Authors
- Fernanda Fialho Abranches (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5994-9240)
- Jansller Luiz Genova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8000-2166)
- Lucas Medina Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0348-5766)
- Gabriel Cipriano Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7671-9271)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Bioscience
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.250702
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Ciência Animal