Modulating starch digestion kinetics via feed processing: Implications for growth and metabolism in weaned pigs.

Nan Zhang, Shuang Dong, Shuyu Peng, Bing Dong, Crystal L Levesque, Yongxi Ma

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Article in Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui), 2026. 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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Nan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Shuang DongState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Shuyu PengState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Bing DongState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Crystal L LevesqueDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, SD, USA.

Yongxi MaState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the effect of starch digestion kinetics on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, intestinal digestive function and protein deposition of weaned pigs. A total of 120 weaned pigs (Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire, aged 35 d, weighted 9.00 ± 0.48 kg) were randomly divided into 3 treatments: corn, the main starch source (66.7%) of diets, was processed as ground, steam-flaked, or extruded. The feed was offered as pellets. The trial lasted for 28 d. Extrusion and steam-flaking can accelerate the starch digestion rate, and diets with extruded corn significantly increased serum glucose concentrations at 1 and 2 h postprandial (

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Feed processingNutrient utilizationPerformancePigletStarch digestion kinetic

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PMID41953122

DOI10.1016/j.aninu.2025.08.011

PMCPMC13053694

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