Duodenal crypt depth of piglets at weaning is altered when a yeast extract is included in the lactating sow diet
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2007
Conference Title
Eleventh Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
Place of Publication
Brisbane
ISBN
978-0-9806880-5-4
ISSN
1324-9177
Keywords
pigs, swine
Disciplines
Animal Sciences | Meat Science
Abstract
Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids which are required for new tissue growth. Including the yeast extract NuPro®, a product rich in nucleotides and glutamic acid, in the lactating sow diet may increase the amount of nucleotides in the milk and subsequently improve the development of the digestive tract – enabling piglets to better adapt to the many challenges faced after weaning. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the gut morphology of piglets from sows fed a lactation diet containing NuPro® would differ from those piglets from sows fed a control diet.
Recommended Citation
Moore, K L,
D'Souza, D N,
and
Mullan, B P.
(2007), Duodenal crypt depth of piglets at weaning is altered when a yeast extract is included in the lactating sow diet, Eleventh Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Brisbane, pp.179-179.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/153
