TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effects of <I>Ligustrum lucidum </I>Extract on Growth Performance and 
  Meat Quality in Growing-Finishing Pigs
AU - Shan, Anshan AU - Liu, Tianyang AU - Wang, Jiali AU - Zhang, Chao 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 18
SP  - 3342
EP  - 3345
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.3342.3345
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3342.3345
KW  - growth performance
KW  -pig
KW  -Ligustrum lucidum extract
KW  -meat quality
KW  -dietary
AB  - This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with different levels (0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2%) of <I>Ligustrum lucidum</I> Extract (LLE) on growth performance and meat quality in pigs. A total of 96 healthy crossbred (Duroc x Landrace x Yorkshire) pigs with an initial body weight of 20&plusmn;2 kg were randomly assigned to four treatment groups in four replicates of 6 pigs each. The test ended after 7 weeks (101 days), when the average weight of the pigs was 90&plusmn;2 kg. The results showed that LLE tended to increase the ADG and ADFI and decrease the F/G. The drip loss values in the three treatment groups were reduced by 17.46, 16.51 and 19.38% compared to the control and cooking loss values were reduced by 6.15, 5.01 and 7.16% (p&gt;0.05). The shear force of the 0.2% LLE group was reduced by 15.42% compared with the control group (p&lt;0.05), finishing while those of the 0.1 and 0.05% LLE groups were decreased by 9.16 and 7.77%, respectively (p&gt;0.05). The groups receiving dietary supplementation with LLE exhibited 30.77, 30.77 and 32.39% lower MDA levels (p&lt;0.05) and 4.43, 41.91 and 43.46% higher levels of intramuscular fat. Overall, 0.2% LLE had the most beneficial effects of all doses evaluated.
ER  -