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The effect of a mixture of encapsulated fatty acids on performance of growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

V E Beattie ,
G M Allan ,
E Magowan  and
M E E McCann
V E Beattie*
Affiliation:
Devenish Nutrition, Belfast, United Kingdom
G M Allan
Affiliation:
AgriFood and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom Queens University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
E Magowan
Affiliation:
AgriFood and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom
M E E McCann
Affiliation:
AgriFood and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom
*
Email: violet.beattie@devenishnutrition.com
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Efficiency of feed is of primary commercial importance in pig production. Interest in nutritional solutions to increase feed efficiency has increased since the bans/restrictions on the use of antibiotic feed additives and heavy metals. DeviGuard® is a mixture of short, medium and long chain fatty acids all of which are encapsulated to reach the hind gut. Fatty acids have been shown to be the preferred energy source of the entrocytes in the gut, active against pathogenic bacteria and anti-inflammatory. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of fatty acid supplementation on the performance and digestibility of growing pigs.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 110
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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