Research Article

L-Glutamine Supplementation Alleviates Constipation during Late Gestation of Mini Sows by Modifying the Microbiota Composition in Feces

Table 1

Analyzed composition of the basal rations for mini sows used in the experiment.

Analyzed compositionGroups1

Dry matter (DM) (%)92.3392.42
Crude protein (%)13.5613.59
Crude fat (%)5.295.22
Crude fibre (%)3.233.26
Calcium (%)0.970.98
Phosphorus (%)0.780.78
Available phosphorus (%)0.440.44
Digestible energy (MJ/kg DM)12.7612.75

: constipation group; : 1.0% Gln group, constipation sows with 10 g of Gln/kg feed·day.