Dietary supplementation of saccharin-based artificial sweeteners and capsicum oleoresin as a strategy to mitigate the negative consequences of heat stress on pig growth performance and intestinal physiology
Pigs exposed to elevated ambient temperatures exhibit reduced average daily gain, alterations in muscle and fat deposition during growth phases, and decreased overall health. Negative aspects of gastrointestinal (GI) function, integrity and permeability also result from hyperthermia. Saccharin-based...
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Virginia Tech
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78279 |