ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2021
Fermented Alfalfa Meal Instead of "Grain-Type" Feedstuffs in the Diet Improves Intestinal Health Related Indexes in Weaned Pigs.
Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Effects of Fermented Pea-Wheat Ingredient Inclusion in Soybean Meal-Replacement Diets on Intestinal Adaptation, Gut Microbiota, and Fecal Consistency in Weaned Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Inclusion of 8% alfalfa silage advances feeding time and improves late-finishing feed efficiency in pigs.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effects of alfalfa fermented feed on growth performance, meat quality, and fecal microflora of Taoyuan Black pigs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Alfalfa Silage Diet Improves Meat Quality by Remodeling the Intestinal Microbes of Fattening Pigs.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of alfalfa saponins on the production performance, serum biochemical factors, and immune factors in Small-Tailed Han sheep.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- "King of the forage"-Alfalfa supplementation improves growth, reproductive performance, health condition and meat quality of pigs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Review
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Abstract
Corn and soybean meal are the two main components in formula feed of farm animals, leading to a serious food competition between humans and livestock. An alternative may be to encourage the utilization of unconventional feedstuff in animal diet. In the current study, we evaluated the utilization of fermented alfalfa meal (FAM) in weaned pigs. Twenty weaned piglets (separately caged) were randomly divided into two groups. Pigs in the control group (CON) were fed corn-soybean meal diet, and part of corn and soya protein concentrate in the diet of another group was replaced by 8% FAM. After 40 days of feeding, the average feed intake of FAM pigs was increased (
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