Abstract:In order to assess the effects of glutamine (Gln) supplementation on sow and suckling offspring performance, eighty gestating multiparous sows were used in a completely randomized experimental design and a 2 × 2 experimental design in late gestation and lactation, respectively. Females were assigned to a control diet or a Gln-supplemented diet (1% of L-glutamine) from 85 days of gestation until farrowing. In lactation, dietary treatment groups were CON_C: without Gln supplementation; CON_G: Gln only during lac… Show more
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