Baby pigs whose moms ate more oleic acid got more protective substances like antibodies and antioxidants through the milk, which may help them stay healthier after birth.

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Oleic acid-enriched diet improves maternal lactation performance and neonatal growth through GPR40 and GPR120 signaling pathways

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2025 Dec

When mom pigs ate more oleic acid, their milk became richer in helpful immune and protective substances, and their baby pigs grew bigger and healthier as a result.

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Oleic acid-enriched diet improves maternal lactation performance and neonatal growth through GPR40 and GPR120 signaling pathways

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2025.110062

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When mother pigs eat more oleic acid (a healthy fat), their milk becomes fattier and their baby pigs grow bigger by the time they're weaned.

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