Addition of tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) to maize oil reduces lipid oxidation but does not prevent reductions in serum vitamin E in nursery pigs

Addition of tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) to maize oil reduces lipid oxidation but does not prevent reductions in serum vitamin E in nursery pigs

Abstract Background Maize oil is abundantly used in foods and feeds and is highly susceptible to oxidation. Consequently, commercially available antioxidants should be evaluated for effectiveness against lipid oxidation in swine diets. Our study was conducted to evaluate growth performance of nurser...

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Main Authors: Yuan T. Hung, Andrea R. Hanson, Pedro E. Urriola, Lee J. Johnston, Brian J. Kerr, Gerald C. Shurson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Growth performance
Lipid oxidation
Maize oil
Nursery pigs
TBHQ
Vitamin E
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0362-5

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