Effects of the Level of Vitamin A and ZnMet on Growth Performance and Partial Serum Antioxidant Index in Weaning Piglets |
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| Authors: | PENG Qiu-yuan HUANG Da-peng |
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| Institution: | College of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang August First Land Reclamation University, Daqing 163319, China |
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| Abstract: | The study was conducted to investigate the effect of VA and ZnMet on growth performance and part of antioxidant indices of weaning piglets.A total of 81 28-day-old three way cross(Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshine) healthy weaning piglets with an initial average body weight of (7.94±0.62) kg were randomly assigned into 9 groups with 3 replicates per group and 3 piglets per replicate.Factorial design of two factors and three levels was used in this study,the three levels of VA were 0,3 000 and 6 000 IU/kg,and the three levels of ZnMet were 0,300 and 400 mg/kg.The pre-trial lasted for 7 d and the trial lasted for 21 d.Piglets were weighed with an empty belly one by one on the 0,7 and 14 d of the test.Daily intake was recorded everyday.At the same time,the ADG and F/G were calculated.Three piglets without eating were randomly selected in each group for collecting serum samples at the age of 35 and 56 days.The results showed that:① compared with control group,supplementation of VA or ZnMet increased ADG significantly (P < 0.05),while had no influence on F/G (P > 0.05).In addition,ADG was significantly affected by the combination of VA and ZnMet (P < 0.05).VA and ZnMet had interaction effect on ADG,while F/G was not influenced by the combination of VA and ZnMet (P > 0.05).②At 35 days,compared with control group,both the activity of serum CuZn-SOD and GSH-Px increased significantly in experimental groups except the activity of serum GSH-Px in the group added with 300 mg/kg ZnMet;At 56 days,compared with control group,supplementation of ZnMet or VA could significantly improve serum CuZn-SOD activity of piglets (P < 0.05).Supplementation of both VA and ZnMet could significantly increase serum GSH-Px activity (P < 0.05),while supplementation of VA alone or ZnMet alone had no effect on GSH-Px activity (P > 0.05).The results indicated that supplementation of VA or ZnMet alone or the combination of them could promote the growth performance and antioxidant function of weaning piglets. |
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| Keywords: | vitamin A ZnMet weaning piglets growth performance serum antioxidant indices |
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