Effective functionality of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and its health, are important factors in
determining animal performance. Several, complex mechanisms are involved in the …

Recent years have witnessed the great advantages of reducing dietary crude protein (CP)
with free amino acids (AA) supplementation for sustainable swine industry, including saving …

High dietary protein may increase susceptibility of weaned pigs to enteric pathogens.
Dietary supplementation with functional amino acids (FAA) may improve growth …

Tail biting (TB) is a major health and welfare challenge in commercial pig production. Diet is
one of the six major risk factors proposed by the European commission (Commission, 2016) …

Sickness can change our mood for the worse, leaving us sad, lethargic, grumpy and less
socially inclined. This mood change is part of a set of behavioral symptoms called sickness …

The tendency to reduce crude protein (CP) levels in pig diets to increase protein efficiency
may increase the occurrence of damaging behaviours such as ear and tail biting, particularly …

Simple Summary Today's swine production systems are mostly intensive, and pigs are
continuously exposed to pathogens and immune stimulatory antigens that may negatively …

Simple Summary The soiling of pig pens has important negative consequences in terms of
animal welfare, health, workload, and environmental emissions of pig farming. The aim of …

It was shown previously that high dietary fiber (DF) and immune system stimulation (ISS)
with systemic Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide independently increased the threonine …

Highly intensified rearing conditions and precarious sanitary management predispose pigs
to immune system activation, altered amino acid (AA) metabolism, and decreased growth …