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ORIGINAL PAPER
Effects of micelle herbal extract and coenzyme Q10
on growing-finishing pig performance
1
Dankook University, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
2
Dankook University, Smart Animal Bio Institute, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
Publication date: 2025-12-12
Corresponding author
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
A 16-week trial on 160 growing-finishing pigs (initial body weight
(BW) 25.20 ± 1 kg) evaluated the effects of 0.05% micelle silymarin (MS), micelle
piperine (MP), and micelle coenzyme Q10 (MQ10) supplementation compared
to a basal control diet. MP supplementation tended to increase BW by week 16
and improved average daily gain throughout the trial (P < 0.05). At week 6, MS
and MQ10 significantly reduced aspartate transaminase activity and triglyceride
levels (P < 0.05), with these decreasess sustained by week 16. MS and MQ10
groups also showed a trend towards lower alanine transaminase activity. The
results indicate that while 0.05% MP may offer partial growth benefits, MS and/
or MQ10 at the same dosage provide a more comprehensive approach for
enhancing both growth performance and liver health in growing-finishing pigs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research was supported by the Basic Science
Research Program through the National Research
Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the
Ministry of Education (NRF‐RS‐2023‐00275307)
and by the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation
for Technology in Food, Agriculture and
Forestry (IPET) through the Agricultural Microbiome
R&D Programme for Advancing Innovative
Technology, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (RS-2024-
0040347740982119420101).
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Authors declare that there is no conflict of
interest.
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