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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Reduction in within-litter variation of piglet birth weight through dietary supplementation of 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid in sows.

Long Che, Lizhu Niu, Le Liu, Mengyun Li, Wenying Huo, Hongyu Deng, Wen Chen, Lifeng Pang, Mengmeng Xu

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Long Che *College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.
Lizhu Niu *College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.
Le LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Longzi Lake University Campus, Zhengzhou, China.
Mengyun LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.
Wenying HuoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.
Hongyu DengCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.
Wen ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Longzi Lake University Campus, Zhengzhou, China.
Lifeng PangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.
Mengmeng XuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.

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Abstract

Within-litter variations in birth weight (BW) influence piglet postnatal growth and survival rate. The present study investigated the effects of the valine metabolite 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid (3-HIB) on the birth weight of piglets by supplementing the sow diet with 3-HIB during late pregnancy. Forty sows were assigned randomly to the control (Con) group and 3-HIB supplementation groups (15 mg/kg body weight), with 20 sows per group. The experiment was conducted from day 85 of pregnancy until farrowing. 3-HIB supplementation significantly decreased the number of piglets with body weight < 1 kg, litter weight variation, and stillbirth number (

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3-hydroxyisobutyric acidgestationlipid metabolismpiglet birth weightsow

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PMID40895783
PMCPMC12396199

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