Amino acid, L-glutamine could replace antibiotic in promoting health of young pigs

By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide
Feb 20, 2018
Feb 20, 2018

Piglets Loading — Young piglets being loaded onto a trailer post weaning.
Photo curtesy of the Pork Checkoff.

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By PETER SCHARPE Minnesota Farm Guide

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A recently released study suggests that feeding an amino acid to piglets can achieve many of the same health and growth benefits as an antibiotic. The study looked at piglets that had just undergone the stress of being weaned and transported.

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