Disadvantages of the Use of Low-Protein Diets in Weaned Piglets and Nutritional Interventions: A Meta-Analysis.

Jingchun Gao, Xiaoyi Long, Qingsong Tang, Xie Peng, Yetong Xu, Zhihong Sun

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Jingchun GaoResearch Center for Bio-Feed and Molecular Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.

Xiaoyi LongResearch Center for Bio-Feed and Molecular Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6251-947X

Qingsong TangResearch Center for Bio-Feed and Molecular Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.

Xie PengResearch Center for Bio-Feed and Molecular Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.

Yetong XuResearch Center for Bio-Feed and Molecular Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8077-5847

Zhihong SunResearch Center for Bio-Feed and Molecular Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.

Funding

the Chongqing Graduate Student Research Innovation Project CYB240138the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32272889

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of low-protein (LP) diets and their associated nutritional interventions on growth performance and intestinal health in weaned piglets through a meta-analysis. Following the PRISMA guidelines, 21 studies were selected from an initial set of 1720 to construct a database. A random-effects model was employed to assess the growth performance and intestinal health of weaned piglets, comparing LP diet with control diet, and LP diet + additive with LP diet alone. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I

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growth performanceintestinal morphologylow-protein dietmeta-analysisweaned piglets

Identifiers

PMID42071927

DOI10.3390/ani16081157

PMCPMC13112980

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