The present work studied the evolution of fatty acid composition in the dorsal subcutaneous fat of free-range Alentejano pigs fed on pasture and acorns. Twenty pigs with a body weight (BW) of ~90 kg were placed in a 2 ha pasture (Lolium westerwoldium and Trifolium incarnatum) and fed daily with 4 kg of acorns. Animals were submitted to biopsies near tail insertion with ~90, ~100, and at slaughter, ~110 kg BW. T...
Previous studies demonstrated the cholesterol-lowering effect of dietary legumes (mainly soybeans) in animals and humans, but the mechanisms by which they exert this effect are not completely understood. The contribution of the hindgut to this hypocholesterolemic effect is also not well documented. The present work was undertaken to investigate the effect of cholesterol-enriched (2.8 g/kg) casein (C) and raw pe...
A study was conducted to determine the effects of ileo-rectal anastomosis (IR) and protein source on apparent digestibility in growing pigs. Intact animals fed casein diet had significantly higher CP and NDF digestibilities than IR pigs. Intact animals fed soybean diet presented significantly higher DM, OM, CP, NDF, ADF and GE digestibilities than IR pigs. Intact pigs fed casein diet presented significantly hig...
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