Diana Luise, Federico Correa, Giulia Cestonaro, Eleonora Sattin, Marcello Mele, Giuseppe Conte, Ivonne Archetti, Sara Virdis, Clara Negrini, Incoronata Galasso, Claudio Stefanelli, Maurizio Mazzoni, Luigi Nataloni, Paolo Trevisi, Enrico Costanzo
Camelina cake (CAM) is a co-product proposed as an alternative protein source; however, piglet data are still limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different doses of CAM in substitution of soybean meal on the growth, health and gut health of weaned pigs. At 14 days post-weaning (d0), 64 piglets were assigned either to a standard diet or to a diet with 4%, 8% or 12% of CAM. Piglets were weighed weekly. At d7 and d28, faeces were collected for microbiota and polyamine and blood for reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) and thyroxine analysis...
April 12, 2024: British Journal of Nutrition