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Productive Performance, Physiological Variables, and Carcass Quality of Finishing Pigs Supplemented with Ferulic Acid and Grape Pomace Subjected to Heat Stress Conditions

María A. Ospina-Romero
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Leslie S. Medrano-Vázquez
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Araceli Pinelli-Saavedra
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Esther Sánchez-Villalba
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Martín Valenzuela-Melendres
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Miguel A. Martínez-Téllez
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Miguel A. Barrera-Silva
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Humberto González-Ríos
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Version 1 : Received: 11 May 2023 / Approved: 12 May 2023 / Online: 12 May 2023 (11:03:52 CEST)

How to cite: Ospina-Romero, M. A.; Medrano-Vázquez, L. S.; Pinelli-Saavedra, A.; Sánchez-Villalba, E.; Valenzuela-Melendres, M.; Martínez-Téllez, M. A.; Barrera-Silva, M. A.; González-Ríos, H. Productive Performance, Physiological Variables, and Carcass Quality of Finishing Pigs Supplemented with Ferulic Acid and Grape Pomace Subjected to Heat Stress Conditions. Preprints 2023, 2023050933. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0933.v1 Ospina-Romero, M. A.; Medrano-Vázquez, L. S.; Pinelli-Saavedra, A.; Sánchez-Villalba, E.; Valenzuela-Melendres, M.; Martínez-Téllez, M. A.; Barrera-Silva, M. A.; González-Ríos, H. Productive Performance, Physiological Variables, and Carcass Quality of Finishing Pigs Supplemented with Ferulic Acid and Grape Pomace Subjected to Heat Stress Conditions. Preprints 2023, 2023050933. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0933.v1

Abstract

The effect of individual and combined supplementation of FA and GPM on physiological variables, productive performance, and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs under heat stress conditions were investigated. Forty Yorkshire x Duroc pigs (80.23 kg) were individually housed and randomly distributed into 4 groups under a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement (n=10): Control (basal diet, BD); FA, BD + 25 mg FA; GPM, BD with 2.5% GPM; and MIX, BD with 25 mg FA and 2.5% GPM. Additives were supplemented for 31 days. The inclusion of FA or GPM did not modify rectal temperature and respiratory rate. An interaction effect (P <0.05) was observed on FI, while average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion (FC) were not affected by treatments (P >0.05). The inclusion of FA improved hot and cold carcass weight and carcass yields, while the addition of GPM decreased the marbling (P <0.05), and GPM tended to increase loin area (P <0.10). GPM increased liver weight (p <0.05). The addition of GPM and FA can improve some carcass characteristics under heat stress conditions. It is necessary to continue investigating different levels of inclusion of GPM and FA, to demonstrate their potential growth promoting effect in finishing pigs.

Keywords

Feedlot performance; grape pomace; ferulic acid; by-products; phenolic compounds; pork production

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology

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