Title
Evaluation ofcreatine weaning.
Other title
[Evaluación de la suplementación de creatina sobre el desempeño productivo y variables bioquÃmicas en lechones al destete supplementation on productive performance and biochemical variables in piglets at]
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Nordeste (UNNE)
Abstract
weaning. Rev. Vet. 32: 2, 230-233, 2021. Weaning is considered the most stressful period in pig production and is associated with intestinal and muscular disorders and poor productive performance. Studies show that creatine supplementation favors protein synthesis. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of creatine supplementation in piglets by measuring productive performance and biochemical tests in blood. The research was carried out at the Uyumbicho Experimental Center (UEC) belonging to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of the Central University of Ecuador. A total of 16 piglets (Landrace x Yorkshire x Pietrain x Duroc) were used. The piglets were randomly distributed in each of the 4 treatments: T1 = control 1 (without milk supplement), T2 = control 2 (milk supplement), T3 = milk supplement + creatine (0.5%), T4 = milk supplement + creatine (1%). Piglets that received 1% creatine had the highest daily feed intake (0.432 kg/day) and the highest daily weight gain (0.336 kg/day) (42 days old) and the best feed conversion rate (1.288 kg/kg) (62 days old). The creatine kinase enzyme presented the highest value (2007.5 UL) in the piglets of control group 1. The use of a milk substitute and creatine supplementation mitigates the adverse effects post-weaning in piglets.
Start page
230
End page
233
Volume
32
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
BioquÃmica, BiologÃa molecular
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85121704713
Source
Revista Veterinaria
ISSN of the container
16684834
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
Scopus