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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020

Citrus Extract Improves the Absorption and Utilization of Nitrogen and Gut Health of Piglets.

Yiyan Cui, Zhimei Tian, Gang Wang, Xianyong Ma, Weidong Chen

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yiyan CuiInstitute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Zhimei TianInstitute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Gang WangInstitute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Xianyong MaInstitute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Weidong ChenInstitute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNGuangdong Inspection and Quarantine Technology Center (China) · CN

Funding

Guangdong Provincial Special Fund For Modern Agriculture Industry Technology Innovation Teams 2019KJ115Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 201707020007Talent Project of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences 201803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of citrus extract (CE) on plasma free amino acids, intestinal morphology and enzymes activity, fecal nitrogen and phosphorus emissions in piglets. The experiment was performed on 144 weaned piglets (Duroc × Landrace × Large White) divided into three groups. Control (CON), fed a basic diet; Antibiotic (ANTI), fed a basic diet supplemented with 75 g/t chlortetracycline; Citrus extract (CE), fed a basic diet supplemented with 300 mL/t CE. The albumin content of the CE group was significantly higher than the CON group. Compared with the CON and ANTI groups, the CE group had increased concentrations of plasma total essential amino acids and threonine. Compared with the CON group, CE increased the α-aminoadipic acid concentration, while compared with ANTI group, it increased the 3-methylhistidine concentration. Compared with the CON group, the crypt depth of duodenum, jejunum and ileum decreased, and the ratio of villus height to crypt depth of ileum increased in the ANTI and CE groups. CE increased the activity of alkaline phosphatase and lipase in duodenum, and the activity of alkaline phosphatase and trypsin in jejunum. In brief, CE improved the absorption and utilization of nitrogen, intestinal morphology and digestive enzymes activity.

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ammonia nitrogencitrus extractintestinal enzymesintestinal morphologynitrogenphosphoruspigletplasma free amino acids

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PMID31936695
PMCPMC7023493
OpenAlexW2999342764

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