Effects of Dietary L-carnosine and Alpha-lipoic Acid on Growth Performance, Blood Thyroid Hormones and Lipid Profiles in Finishing Pigs

被引:16
作者
Bao, Yinghui [1 ]
Gao, Chunqi [1 ,2 ]
Hao, Wenbo [1 ]
Ji, Cheng [1 ]
Zhao, Lihong [1 ]
Zhang, Jianyun [1 ]
Liu, Tao [1 ]
Ma, Qiugang [1 ]
机构
[1] China Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, State Key Lab Anim Nutr, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China
[2] South China Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, Peoples R China
来源
ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES | 2015年 / 28卷 / 10期
关键词
Alpha-lipoic Acid; L-carnosine; Thyroid Hormones; Lipid Profiles; Finishing Pigs; ACTIVATED PROTEIN-KINASE; BROILER-CHICKENS; METABOLIC-RESPONSE; ANTIOXIDATIVE ABILITY; PLASMA METABOLITES; MEAT QUALITY; SUPPLEMENTATION; MICE;
D O I
10.5713/ajas.14.0604
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
The present study was conducted to determine the effects of L-carnosine (LC) and/or alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) supplementation on growth performance, blood thyroid hormones and lipid profiles in finishing pigs. A total of 40 (LandracexYorkshire) pigs with an initial body weight of 57.93 +/- 3.14 kg were randomly allocated to 4 experimental diets using a 2x2 factorial arrangement with 2 LC supplemental levels (0 or 0.1%) and 2 ALA supplemental levels (0 or 0.03%) in basal diets. The results showed that pigs fed LC-supplemented diets increased final live weight, average daily gain, and average daily feed intake compared to those of pigs fed without LC-supplemented diets (p<0.05). Dietary supplementation with ALA did not affect the growth performance and carcass traits of pigs (p>0.05). Additionally, LC supplementation increased serum triiodothyronine, thyroxine levels, and ALA supplementation increased serum triiodothyronine levels (p<0.05). Serum total cholesterol and triglycerides levels were significantly decreased in LC and ALA supplemented groups, respectively (p<0.05). Moreover, serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were lower in the ALA-supplemented groups than those of pigs fed without ALA-supplemented diets (p<0.05). However, no significant LCxALA interaction effect on growth performance, blood thyroid hormones and lipid profiles was found. This study suggested that dietary supplementation of LC resulted in better growth performance compared to that of ALA supplementation. L-carnosine and/or ALA supplementation positively modified blood lipid profiles, which may have the potential to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
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页码:1465 / 1470
页数:6
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