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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Optimizing Finishing Pig Performance and Sustainability: The Role of Protein Levels and Eco-Friendly Additive.

Weihan Zhao, Kyejin Lee, Inho Kim

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Weihan ZhaoDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31187, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0004-4517-5354
Kyejin LeeDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31187, Republic of Korea.
Inho KimDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31187, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6652-2504

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-RS-2023-00275307
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study contributes to promoting green farming and achieving sustainable pork production. Especially under the conditions of resource scarcity and rising environmental demands, efficient and eco-friendly feeding strategies have become key to industry development. We evaluated the effects of supplementing an eco-friendly additive (EFA) in diets with normal and low protein (-2% CP) levels on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, gas emission, fecal score, meat quality, and blood profile in finishing pigs. In this 10-week (70-day and 7-day adaptation period) feeding experiment, 200 crossbred pigs [Duroc × (Landrace × Yorkshire)] with an initial average body weight (BW) of 55.05 ± 3.35 kg were used. The pigs were randomly assigned to four treatment groups in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement, with five pigs per replicate group, including two gilts and three barrows per pen, and each treatment group was repeated 10 times. The experimental treatments included the following: two protein levels (normal CP and -2% CP) and two EFA levels (0% and 0.5% EFA). The results showed that pigs fed high-protein + EFA diets had a significantly higher ADG from weeks 0-5 compared to the high-protein control group (

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eco-friendly additivefinishing piglow-protein dietmeat qualitypig nutrition

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PMID40362063
PMCPMC12070828

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