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ArticleVeterinary sciences2026

Sustainable Use of Agro-Industrial By-Products as Feed in Finishing Pigs.

Georgios Magklaras, Ioannis Skoufos, Eleftherios Bonos, Christos Zacharis, Konstantina Nikolaou, Evangelia Gouva, Ιlias Giannenas, Ioannis Giavasis, Athina Tzora

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Georgios MagklarasLaboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Kostakioi Artas, 47100 Arta, Greece.ORCID 0009-0004-0586-2117
Ioannis SkoufosLaboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Kostakioi Artas, 47100 Arta, Greece.
Eleftherios BonosLaboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Kostakioi Artas, 47100 Arta, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8166-564X
Christos ZacharisLaboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Kostakioi Artas, 47100 Arta, Greece.
Konstantina NikolaouLaboratory of Animal Health, Food Hygiene and Quality, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Kostakioi Artas, 47100 Arta, Greece.
Evangelia GouvaLaboratory of Animal Health, Food Hygiene and Quality, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Kostakioi Artas, 47100 Arta, Greece.
Ιlias GiannenasLaboratory of Nutrition, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3145-3734
Ioannis GiavasisDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Agricultural Sciences, Karditsa Campus, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9066-1627
Athina TzoraLaboratory of Animal Health, Food Hygiene and Quality, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Kostakioi Artas, 47100 Arta, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2615-7068

Funding

This research has been co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Re- gional De-velopment Fund) in the context of the "Research-Create-Innovate" Operational Program "Com-petitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EPAnEK)", NSRF 2014-2020 . Project Code: T7∆KI-00313 (MIS 5050735). Acronym: GreenPro.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In modern animal production systems, the use of alternative feed sources is essential for reducing production costs, protecting natural resources, and improving meat quality. This study evaluated the impact of a unique silage-one produced by agro-industrial by-products-on the growth, meat quality, and health parameters of finishing pigs. Eighteen pigs (120 days old, 59.47 ± 0.85 kg) were randomly assigned to three dietary treatments containing 0% (A), 5% (B), or 10% (C) silage. After 60 days, blood samples were collected for hematological and biochemical analyses; this was followed by slaughter for the collection of muscle tissues (triceps brachii, external abdominal oblique) and intestinal digesta (ileum, cecum). Final body weight did not differ among groups (124.54 ± 1.51 kg), and meat composition (fat, protein, collagen, and ash) and pH were unaffected (

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PMID41600697
PMCPMC12846692

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