TY - JOUR TI - Maternal ingestion of glutamine and glutamate during sow pregnancy and lactation DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BK19SG PY - 2014 AB - Glutamine and glutamate are the most abundant amino acids found in milk and are thought to be important for rapid growth of neonatal tissues. Although glutamine and glutamate metabolism in sows during pregnancy and lactation have been explored, the impact of glutamine and glutamate supplementation on lipids in milk and neonatal tissues are less well understood. The research goals of this project were to better understand the impact of glutamine and glutamate supplementation during gestation and lactation in pigs, and how it affects the lipid composition of colostrum, milk, and neonatal adipose tissue. This master’s thesis is comprised of two chapters, which will examine the influences that supplemental glutamine and glutamate have on the sow and the neonate. The significance of this work as it relates to porcine neonatal adipose tissue composition will be explained along with the results of our findings. KW - Animal Sciences KW - Glutamine KW - Glutamate KW - Swine--Reproduction LA - eng ER -