Effect of Dietary Inulin Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality in Growing-Finishing Pigs.

ABSTRACT: Inulin is one of the commercially feasible dietary fibers that has been implicated in regulating the gut health and metabolism of animals. This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary inulin supplementation on growth performance and meat quality in growing-finishing pigs. Thirty-six Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire White growing barrows (22.0 ± 1.0 kg) were randomly allocated to two dietary treatments consisting of a basal control diet (CON) or basal diet supplemented with 0.5% inulin (INU). Results showed that inulin supplementation tended to increase the average daily gain (ADG) at the fattening stage (0.05 < p < 0.10). Inulin significantly increased the dressing percentage (p < 0.05) and tended to increase the loin-eye area. The serum concentrations of insulin and IGF-

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6826911 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature