The effect of dietary protein source on biochemical indices of stress in stress-susceptible pigs
1996
The porcine stress syndrome (PSS) is responsible for major economic losses to the swine industry. The present study was performed to determine if 8-wk-old pigs representing each of three genotypes (NN = homozygous noncarrier, Nn = heterozygous carrier, nn = homozygous carrier) with respect to the PSS, differ in selected biochemical indices related to stress (exp. 1), and to examine if these indices are affected during 5 wk of dietary adaptation to a cereal-based swine diet (control diet) or to a feed containing casein, a higher quality protein (exp. 2). The first experiment demonstrated that nn and Nn 8-wk-old female pigs have a significantly greater glycemic response to a blood sampling stressor than do NN female pigs. In contrast, no genotype differences in glycemic response were observed within young male pigs. Pigs of nn genotype also demonstrated a significantly greater plasma dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DBH) activity than did the NN pigs. Results of the second experiment revealed that pigs of the nn and...
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