Tiago Silva Andrade, Pedro Henrique Watanabe, Ingrid Barbosa de Mendonça, Eloisa Helena Mendes Vieira, Gabriel Gobira de Alcântara Araújo, Deborah Marrocos Sampaio Vasconcelos, Bruno Urach, Bruno Alexander Nunes Silva, Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas
The aim of this study was to evaluate the dietary supplementation of organic selenium (Se) and vitamin E for sows from 1st and 2nd parity order, without adiabatic cooling on physiological parameters, reproductive performance, milk composition, litter performance and blood concentrations of antioxidant enzymes. A total of 96 sows were allotted in a 4 × 2 completely factorial design, with 4 experimental groups and 2 parity orders (1st and 2nd). The experimental groups consisted of: ACCon-sows receiving adiabatic cooling and no dietary supplementation of organic Se and vitamin E; WACCon-sows without adiabatic cooling and no dietary supplementation of organic Se and vitamin E; WACSe-sows without adiabatic cooling with dietary supplementation of 0...
September 23, 2023: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition