Effects of Different Iron Supplements on Reproductive Performance and Antioxidant Capacity of Pregnant Sows as Well as Iron Content and Antioxidant Gene Expression in Newborn Piglets

Effects of Different Iron Supplements on Reproductive Performance and Antioxidant Capacity of Pregnant Sows as Well as Iron Content and Antioxidant Gene Expression in Newborn Piglets

To improve the reproductive performance of sows and the iron nutrition of newborn piglets, we studied the effects of dietary iron on reproductive performance in pregnant sows as well as antioxidant capacity and the visceral iron content of sows and newborn piglets. Forty pregnant sows were divided i...

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Main Authors: Xiaokun Xing, Chunyong Zhang, Peng Ji, Jia Yang, Qihua Li, Hongbin Pan, Qingcong An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
pregnant sow
piglet
iron supplement
lactoferrin
heme-iron
iron-glycine complex
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/3/517

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