China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (12): 4886-4898.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2023.12.011

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Research Progress on Nutritional Physiological Effects of Isoleucine and Its Application in Pig Production

LU Qi1, YANG Xuefen2, WANG Li2, ZHU Cui1   

  1. 1. School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • Received:2023-06-03 Online:2023-12-05 Published:2023-11-28
  • Contact: 十四五国家重点研发专项(2021YFD1300402);广东省基础与应用基础研究基金(2022A1515011185) E-mail:juncy2010@gmail.com
  • Supported by:
    The project was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2019YFC1905301);National Natural Science Foundation of China (22078115,21776108,21690083,22008078).

Abstract: Isoleucine,as one of the important essential amino acids for pigs,is a member of the branched chain amino acid.Isoleucine has the physiological functions of maintaining glucose homeostasis,regulating protein and lipid synthesis and catabolism.Dietary isoleucine at optimal level can promote the growth performance,improve the intestinal morphology and structure,promote the intestinal development of pigs by promoting the expression of intestinal nutrient transporters and regulating intestinal flora,improve immunity by promoting the proliferation of immune cells,increasing the expression of immune reactive substances and host defense peptides.It can also improve the carcass traits and pork quality.Under the background of high feed price and active promotion of diversified diets plan with lower protein and lower soybean meal,the application of isoleucine in pig nutrition has attracted much attention,the biosynthesis technology of L-isoleucine and balance of isoleucine and other amino acids especially branched chain amino acid in lower protein and lower soybean meal diets.In addition,the nutritional requirements of pigs for isoleucine in different physiological stages,and the ileal digestibable isoleucine parameters of common feed materials and unconventional feed materials and their dynamic prediction models are worthy of further study in future production and application.Thus,in this paper,the nutritional physiological effects of isoleucine and its nutritional requirements and application in pig production were reviewed,in order to provide reference for precise nutrition supply of pigs and cost reduction and efficiency increase in pig breeding in the future.

Key words: isoleucine; pigs; growth performance; gut health; immune function

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