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ArticleAnimal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)2026

Effects of dietary ergosterol supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal health in weaned pigs.

Weidong Cai, Kunhong Xie, Yan Li, Bing Yu, Yuheng Luo, Ping Zheng, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan and 1 more

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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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Weidong CaiInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Kunhong XieInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yan LiInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Bing YuInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yuheng LuoInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Ping ZhengInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Xiangbing MaoInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Jie YuInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Junqiu LuoInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Hui YanInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
Jun HeInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.

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Abstract

Ergosterol (ERG), a bioactive fungal sterol, possesses potent antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties, but its potential benefits on the intestinal health of weaned pigs remain largely unknown. To explore the effects of ERG on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal health, 180 weaned pigs (21-d-old, initial body weight 7.26 ± 0.26 kg) were randomly divided into 5 treatments with 6 replicate pens per treatment (6 pigs per pen) and fed with a basal diet (CON) or basal diet supplemented with 100, 200, 400, and 800 mg/kg ERG, respectively. The experiment lasted for six weeks. Results showed that, dietary ERG significantly decreased the diarrhea incidence (

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Antioxidative capacityErgosterolGrowth performanceIntestinal functionWeaned pig

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