<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of the study was to determine the effect of supplementing inulin and inulin with garlic extract to pig diets on performance, carcass traits, blood metabolic profile and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle. The experiment was carried out on 48 crossbred [(PL × PLW) × Duroc] fattening pigs with an initial body weight of 30.0 ± 0.5 kg, which were allocated to 3 groups: I (control), II (3% inulin) and III (3% inulin + 500 ml garlic extract added to 1000 l of drinking water). The pigs whose diets were supplemented with inulin or inulin and garlic achieved significantly (P≤0.05) higher daily weight gains compared to control. Supplemental inulin and water extract of garlic significantly (P≤0.05) lowered cholesterol content in blood and longissimus muscle. The highest level of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids was established in the longissimus muscle from pigs in group III.</p></abstract>

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of supplementing inulin and inulin with garlic extract to pig diets on performance, carcass traits, blood metabolic profile and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle. The experiment was carried out on 48 crossbred [(PL × PLW) × Duroc] fattening pigs with an initial body weight of 30.0 ± 0.5 kg, which were allocated to 3 groups: I (control), II (3% inulin) and III (3% inulin + 500 ml garlic extract added to 1000 l of drinking water). The pigs whose diets were supplemented with inulin or inulin and garlic achieved significantly (P≤0.05) higher daily weight gains compared to control. Supplemental inulin and water extract of garlic significantly (P≤0.05) lowered cholesterol content in blood and longissimus muscle. The highest level of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids was established in the longissimus muscle from pigs in group III.

Effect of Inulin and Garlic Supplementation in Pig Diets / Efektywność dodatku inuliny i czosnku w żywieniu tuczników

Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

Wrębiak-Witkowski Meat Processing Plant Ltd., Zamojska 46, 22-600 Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland

Annals of Animal Science

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of supplementing inulin and inulin with garlic extract to pig diets on performance, carcass traits, blood...

Effect of Inulin and Garlic Supplementation in Pig Diets / Efektywność dodatku inuliny i czosnku w żywieniu tuczników

Published Online: Jan 29, 2013

Page range: 63 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-012-0059-6

Keywords
pig, inulin, garlic, blood, fatty acids

This content is open access.

Effect of Inulin and Garlic Supplementation in Pig Diets / Efektywność dodatku inuliny i czosnku w żywieniu tuczników

Published Online: Jan 29, 2013

Page range: 63 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-012-0059-6

Keywordspig, inulin, garlic, blood, fatty acids

This content is open access.

Keywords
pig, inulin, garlic, blood, fatty acids