{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9"],"submitter":["Gao Y"],"pubmed_abstract":["This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary squalene (SQ) supplementation on the growth performance of early-weaned piglets. Twenty early-weaned piglets were randomly divided into two groups, the squalene group (SQ) and the control group (CON). The CON group was fed a basal diet, and the SQ group was fed a basal diet with 250 mg/kg squalene. The feeding period lasted 21 days. The results showed that SQ significantly increased the final body weight (FWB, <i>P</i> < 0.05), average daily gain (ADG, <i>P</i> < 0.05), and average daily feed intake (ADFI, <i>P</i> < 0.05) and significantly decreased the F/G ratio (feed intake/gain, <i>P</i> < 0.05) and diarrhea index (DI, <i>P</i> < 0.05). In terms of blood biochemical indicators, SQ significantly increased anti-inflammatory factors s"],"journal":["Frontiers in veterinary science"],"pagination":["995548"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9669083"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Dietary supplementation of squalene increases the growth performance of early-weaned piglets by improving gut microbiota, intestinal barrier, and blood antioxidant capacity."],"pmcid":["PMC9669083"],"pubmed_authors":["Li Y","Xiang D","Gao Y","Ma X","Zhou Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Dietary supplementation of squalene increases the growth performance of early-weaned piglets by improving gut microbiota, intestinal barrier, and blood antioxidant capacity.","description":"This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary squalene (SQ) supplementation on the growth performance of early-weaned piglets. Twenty early-weaned piglets were randomly divided into two groups, the squalene group (SQ) and the control group (CON). The CON group was fed a basal diet, and the SQ group was fed a basal diet with 250 mg/kg squalene. The feeding period lasted 21 days. The results showed that SQ significantly increased the final body weight (FWB, <i>P</i> < 0.05), average daily gain (ADG, <i>P</i> < 0.05), and average daily feed intake (ADFI, <i>P</i> < 0.05) and significantly decreased the F/G ratio (feed intake/gain, <i>P</i> < 0.05) and diarrhea index (DI, <i>P</i> < 0.05). In terms of blood biochemical indicators, SQ significantly increased anti-inflammatory factors s","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-19T10:37:31.661Z","creation":"2025-04-19T10:37:31.661Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9669083","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36406080"],"doi":["10.3389/fvets.2022.995548"]}}