[HTML][HTML] Animal board invited review: Heritability of nitrogen use efficiency in fattening pigs: Current state and possible directions

C Kasper - animal, 2024 - Elsevier
Pork, an important component of human nutrition worldwide, contributes considerably to
anthropogenic nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing the environmental impact …

[HTML][HTML] Productive, Physiological, and Environmental Implications of Reducing Crude Protein Content in Swine Diets: A Review

AM de Almeida, MA Latorre… - Animals: an Open …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pig production is one of the most important providers of high-quality proteins and amino
acids (AAs) to human nutrition. In this sector, feeding has an important economic and …

Effects of slaughter weight on carcass characteristics, meat quality, and metabolomics profiling in the longissimus dorsi muscle of Tianfu finishing pigs

Y Li, X Tao, P Zhao, J Zhou, X Ao - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In order to investigate the effect of slaughter weight (SW) on carcass characteristics and
meat quality, we measured the carcass characteristics, meat quality, and amino acid …

Sustainable pig diets: partial grain replacement with former food products and its impact on meat quality

M Tretola, S Mazzoleni, P Silacci… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated the effects of salty and sugary former foodstuff products (FFPs) on the
quality traits and meat composition of 36 male castrated pigs (Swiss Large White breed) as …

A Mutation Losing an RBP‐Binding Site in the LncRNA NORSF Transcript Influences Granulosa Cell Apoptosis and Sow Fertility

M Wang, W Sheng, J Zhang, Q Cao, X Du… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sow fertility is an economically important quantitative trait. Hundreds of quantitative trait loci
(QTLs) containing tens of thousands of potential candidate genes are excavated. However …

[HTML][HTML] A Life Cycle Assessment Study of the Impacts of Pig Breeding on the Environmental Sustainability of Pig Production

GJ Thoma, B Baker, PW Knap - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pig production has environmental impacts such as global warming and
eutrophication. This is closely linked to the feed efficiency of production, ie, how much feed …

Benzoic acid supplementation improves the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen metabolism of weaned lambs

W Zhang, S Sun, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, J Wang… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen is one of the essential components of proteins and nucleic acids and plays a
crucial role in the growth and development of ruminants. However, the nitrogen utilization …

Electrogenic transport of amino acids and glucose differs between jejunum and ileum of female and castrated male finishing pigs

M Tretola, G Bee, P Silacci - Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
It has been shown that the jejunum represents the most important site for the nutrient's
absorption in several species. However, in pigs, this information seems to be controversial …

Phenotypic link between protein efficiency and pig welfare suggests no apparent trade-offs for mitigating nitrogen pollution

L Roch, EO Ewaoluwagbemiga, C Kasper - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Pig manure contributes significantly to environmental pollution through nitrogen compounds.
Reducing protein in feed can help, but it may lead to damaging behaviors if pigs' nutritional …

Protein efficiency and pig welfare: no trade-offs for mitigating nitrogen pollution

L Roch, EO Ewaoluwagbemiga, C Kasper - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Pig manure is a significant contributor to environmental pollution due to nitrogen
compounds. While limiting protein in feed can mitigate this issue, this may result in …