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The authors express appreciation to the farms personnel for their commitment and collaboration in the data recording. Emilio L. Cano was supported by the following~research grant of the~Spanish~Ministry of Science and Innovation:~XMIDAS~(Ref.~PID2021-122640OB-I00).

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Performance of commercial growing-finishing pigs fed supplemental isoquinoline alkaloids: a statistical process control analysis

Publicated to:Porcine Health Manag. 9 (1): 16- - 2023-07-05 9(1), DOI: 10.1186/s40813-023-00311-3

Authors: Artuso-Ponte, V; Steiner, T; Neher, F; Cano, Emilio L; Morillo-Alujas, A

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Phytobiot Futterzusatzstoffe GmbH, Eltville, Germany - Author
Rey Juan Carlos Univ, Data Sci Lab, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain - Author
Tests & Trials, Monzon, Huesca, Spain - Author

Abstract

Background Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a powerful statistical tool that can be used in animal production to evaluate the evolution of production parameters overtime in response to the implementation of a specific strategy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementing growing-finishing pigs with isoquinoline alkaloids (IQ) on growth performance parameters by using the SPC method. IQ are natural secondary plant metabolites which have been extensively investigated in food animals due to their efficacy in supporting growth performance and the overall health status. Performance parameters and medication usage were collected from 1,283,880 growing-finishing pigs fed the same basal diet, 147,727 of which were supplemented with IQ from day 70 of life until slaughter.Results Supplementation with IQ improved feed conversion ratio, while feed intake and daily gain were maintained.Conclusion SPC methods are useful statistical tools to evaluate the effect of using a new feed additive in the feed of pigs on growth performance at a commercial level. Additionally, IQ supplementation improved growth performance and it can be considered as a good strategy to reduce feed conversion in growing-finishing pigs.

Keywords
Animal foodAverage daily gainCalibrationCommercial speciesControlled studyDiet supplementationFeed conversion ratioFood intakeGrow-finish pigsGrowing finishing pigIsoquinoline alkaloidLetterMacleaya-cordataNonhumanPerformancePigPlant-based feed additiveSanguinarineSpc

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Porcine Health Manag due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 13/167, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Veterinary Sciences. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-22:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 6.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany; United States of America.