Optimal branched-chain amino acid ratio improves cell proliferation and protein metabolism of porcine enterocytesin in vivo and in vitro

Intestinal dysfunction often occurs in postweaning pigs and elicits diarrhea and mortality of pigs [1,2]. To solve this problem, an effective strategy is to reduce dietary protein levels, which contributes to improvements in gastrointestinal health and function [3,4]. However, the beneficial effects of protein-reduced diets often are accompanied by suboptimal growth of pigs because organisms need to lower the rate of protein synthesis to metabolically adapt to inadequate protein provision and intake [5].

Source: Nutrition - April 24, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yehui Duan, Bie Tan, Jianjun Li, Peng Liao, Bo Huang, Fengna Li, Hao Xiao, Yanhong Liu, Yulong Yin Tags: Basic nutritional investigation Source Type: research