Chronic immune system activation increases the growing pig’s requirement
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2011
Conference Title
hirteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
Place of Publication
Adelaide
ISBN
978-0-9806880-1-6
ISSN
1324 9177
Keywords
pigs, swine
Disciplines
Animal Sciences | Meat Science
Abstract
A mild disease challenge as commonly occurs in commercial production facilities may significantly decrease performance by redirecting (partitioning) amino acids from body protein synthesis to immune activation. The amino acids that are used by the pig for synthesis of immune molecules may, therefore, be in short supply and hence may limit body protein deposition. Sulphur amino acids (SAA), especially cysteine, are the most abundantly used amino acids for synthesis of immune molecules (Rakhshandeh et al., 2010). The experiment reported here was conducted to test the hypothesis that pigs whose immune system has been activated will respond to higher SAA levels than those without chronic immune system activation.
Recommended Citation
Kim, J C,
Mullan, B P,
Frey, B,
Capozzalo, M M,
Payne, H,
Mansfield, J,
Langridge, M D,
and
Pluske, J R.
(2011), Chronic immune system activation increases the growing pig’s requirement, hirteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Adelaide, pp.48-48.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/122
