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Effect of Dietary Cinnamon on Growth Performance and Adiposity in Pigs

12 Pages
1 Dec 0012
Author(s): Prof Frank Dunshea, E Bittner, Alex Hung

This project investigated dietary cinnamon as a feed additive to increase the growth rate, feed efficiency and heat stress resilience by improving insulin sensitivity in finisher pigs. However dietary cinnamon did appear to improve growth rate and feed efficiency in finisher pigs but this effect was not consistent. Dietary cinnamon supplementation may be better suited to the lactating sow given they are insulin resistant and responsive to insulin, and this may be particularly applicable in summer.

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