Low to moderate dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios do not affect performance of grower-finisher pigs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-11-2015
Journal Title
Animal Production Science
ISSN
Print: 1836-0939 Electronic: 1836-5787
Keywords
pigs, swine, dietary ratios
Disciplines
Meat Science | Other Animal Sciences
Abstract
Dietary fatty acids are potent mediators of physiological processes related to body composition and development. Previous findings by Wilkinson et al. (2014) identified that pigs fed diets with a high n-6:n-3 (24:1) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratio showed significantly reduced performance and increased health challenges when compared to pigs fed diets with moderate and low ratios of n-6:n-3 PUFA. Additionally, there is conjecture as to the effect of low n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios on the feed intake and growth performance of growing pigs. Despite the known physiological importance of n-6 and n-3 PUFA, no dietary recommendations for the n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio are available to pig nutritionists. This study investigated the effect of low to moderate n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios on the performance of grower-finisher pigs. It was hypothesised that feed intake and performance would be similar between groups fed low to moderate n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios.
Recommended Citation
Wilkinson, S J,
Mullan, B P,
Kim, J C,
and
Downing, J A.
(2015), Low to moderate dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios do not affect performance of grower-finisher pigs. Animal Production Science, 55 (12), 1554-1554.
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