Animals (Jun 2025)

Functional Requirement of Niacinamide for Blood Profiles, Antioxidant Status, and Intestinal Health in Finishing Pigs Fed a Low-Protein Diet

  • Yan Zhao,
  • Fangli Tang,
  • Yunlong Shi,
  • Qinyu Tan,
  • Qingxin Ju,
  • Ziyi Yang,
  • Guanqing Yang,
  • Pengfei Gao,
  • Sung Woo Kim,
  • Lin Xi,
  • Guoqing Cao,
  • Bugao Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121813
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 12
p. 1813

Abstract

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This study investigated the effects of dietary niacinamide supplementation on blood parameters, antioxidant status, and intestinal health in finishing pigs fed low-protein diets. Sixty-four pigs (Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire; 80.4 ± 0.1 kg) were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments supplemented with 30 (NAM30), 130 (NAM130), 230 (NAM230), and 330 (NAM330) mg/kg niacinamide for 30 days. Each treatment had four replicate pens and four pigs per pen. Growth performance was not significantly affected. However, the NAM130 group showed higher (p p Streptococcus abundance (p p < 0.05) with niacinamide supplementation, with a breakpoint at approximately 221 mg/kg. These results suggest that dietary supplementation with 130 mg/kg niacinamide improves antioxidant status, modulates inflammation, and supports intestinal microbial balance, with a safety threshold to avoid hepatic stress.

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