TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Combined Arginine and Glutamine on Growth Performance and Small Intestinal Development in Neonatal Piglets
AU - Jiang, Zongyong AU - Xu, Qian AU - Lin, Yincai AU - Zheng, Chuntian AU - Wang, Shikui 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 17
SP  - 3187
EP  - 3193
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.3187.3193
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3187.3193
KW  - Arginine
KW  -glutamine
KW  -neonatal piglets
KW  -growth performance
KW  -intestine
KW  -China
AB  - This study aimed to determine the effects of dietary supplementation 
  with combined arginine and glutamine on growth performance and intestinal development 
  in neonatal piglets. The piglets (n = 144, 4 days old) were assigned randomly 
  to receive one of four diets for 21 days: basal diet (control diet) or the basal 
  diet supplemented with either 0.6% Arginine (Arg diet), 1.0% Glutamine (Gln 
  diet) or both 0.6% arginine and 1.0% Glutamine (Arg/Gln diet). The results showed 
  that Arg/Gln diet increased average daily gain and average daily feed intake 
  compared with both control and Gln diets (p<0.05). Concentrations of serum 
  T3 and insulin were greater for the Arg/Gln diet than the control diet (p<0.05). 
  The Arg/Gln diet increased the duodenal villus height compared with the other 
  three diets (p<0.05). In the jejunal mucosa, the Arg/Gln diet increased the 
  glutathione peroxidase and catalase activities compared with the control diet 
  (p<0.05). The Arg/Gln diet also increased the sucrase activity compared with 
  both control and Arg diets (p<0.05). These results suggested that dietary 
  supplementation with combined arginine and glutamine could improve small intestinal 
  morphology and anti-oxidants and digestive capabilities and could be beneficial 
  in growth performance and gut maturation of neonatal piglets.
ER  -