The impact of essential fatty acid ratios and unsaturated to saturated fat ratio on growth performance of grow-finish pigs and estrus detection of gilts

Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary unsaturated and saturated fat ratio (U:S) and the ratio of linoleic and linolenic acid (LA:ALA) on the growth performance of grow-finish pigs and estrus detection of gilts. A total of 240 pigs with initial body weight (BW...

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Published in:Translational animal science 2023-01, Vol.7 (1), p.txad088-txad088
Main Authors: Becker, Spenser L, Greiner, Laura L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Non Ruminant Nutrition
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Summary:Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary unsaturated and saturated fat ratio (U:S) and the ratio of linoleic and linolenic acid (LA:ALA) on the growth performance of grow-finish pigs and estrus detection of gilts. A total of 240 pigs with initial body weight (BW) 54.4 ± 5.5 kg were randomly assigned to a high (>1.8; HUS) or low (
ISSN:2573-2102
2573-2102
DOI:10.1093/tas/txad088