Feeding pigs diets with lipids that contain peroxides and aldehydes has been reported to reduce pig performance. Four experiments conducted in growing pigs fed diets containing variable levels of peroxides and aldehydes confirmed that lipid oxidation products have a detrimental effect on pig performance and show that the reduction in daily gain, feed intake, and feed efficiency can be accurately predicted by analyzing dietary concentrations of peroxides and aldehydes.

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