Supplementation of vitamin E or a botanical extract as antioxidants to improve growth performance and health of growing pigs housed under thermoneutral or heat-stressed conditions
Ysenia V. Silva-Guillen,
Consuelo Arellano,
Jeffrey Wiegert
et al.
Abstract:Background
Heat stress has severe negative consequences on performance and health of pigs, leading to significant economic losses. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of supplemental vitamin E and a botanical extract in feed or drinking water on growth performance, intestinal health, and oxidative and immune status in growing pigs housed under heat stress conditions.
Methods
Duplicate experiments were conducted, each using 6… Show more
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