ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Dietary L-Malic Acid Enhances Growth Performance and Oxidative Myofiber Composition in Nursery Piglets.
Qian Zhu, Hanyu Hu, Md Abul Kalam Azad, Haoran Wang, Gurui Gao, Xiangfeng Kong
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Qian ZhuHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3808-4062 Hanyu HuHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.
Md Abul Kalam AzadHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0118-5708 Haoran WangHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.
Gurui GaoHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.
Xiangfeng KongHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8034-6682 Funding
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2023YFD1301305; 2025JJ60130; 2024JJB130019
6 · The paper itselfAbstract
L-malic acid (L-MA) is a naturally occurring organic acid abundant in fruits and traditional plant-based foods. L-MA, chemically identical to the natural form, has potential for optimizing energy metabolism and strengthening the antioxidant system in animal production.
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MalatesMuscle Fibers, SkeletalAnimal FeedAnimalsAntioxidantsDietDietary SupplementsMaleMuscle, SkeletalOxidation-ReductionSwineAntioxidantsmalic acidAMPK/PGC-1α signaling pathwayantioxidant capacityenergy metabolismfunctional nutritionL-malic acidmitochondrial biogenesismuscle fiber typesnursery piglets
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