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Addition of calcitic seaweed in the diet of sows positively affects the number of live-born piglets and milk parameters

2022; Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia; Volume: 51; Linguagem: Inglês

10.37496/rbz5120210222

1806-9290

Gabriela Mariáh Mazzeo Oliveira, Jansller Luiz Genova, Keila Abadia Barbosa, Paulo Evaristo Rupolo, Liliana Bury de Azevedo, Silvana Martinez Baraldi Artoni, Doglas Batista Lazzeri, Carlos Massambani, Silvana Teixeira Carvalho, Paulo Levi de Oliveira Carvalho,

Fatty Acid Research and Health

This study was conducted to assess the effects of maternal dietary calcitic seaweed (CSW) on performance and blood metabolites of sows, and on performance, blood metabolites, intestinal microbiota, and parameters of gastrointestinal tract and bone of litters. On d 21 (post-insemination), non-pregnant sows were removed from the trial, remaining 19 sows in control group (without CSW) and 16 sows receiving CSW. Then, a total of 35 sows were allocated in a randomized block design with two treatments: control diet [...]