Feeding sows with high fibre diet around farrowing and early lactation: Impact on intestinal activity, energy balance related parameters and litter performance

Oliviero, Claudio; Kokkonen, Tuomo; Heinonen, Mari; Sankari, Satu; Peltoniemi, Olli

doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.07.007

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“…Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that sow diet has a profound effect on the robustness of her piglets (Oliviero et al 2009). In the present study, it was hypothesized that feeding gestating and lactating sows a diet supplemented with FSE would confer beneficial effects to the sow through improved nutrient utilization, manipulation of intestinal microbiota, and enhanced immune status, and that such benefits would be passed on to the suckling piglets, as has been reported in studies with rats (Chevallier 1996;Xue et al 2007) and pigs (Windisch et al 2008;Hashemi and Davoodi 2011).…”

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Dietary fenugreek seed extract improves performance and reduces fecal E. coli counts and fecal gas emission in lactating sows and suckling piglets

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I. H. 2015. Dietary fenugreek seed extract improves performance and reduces fecal E. coli counts and fecal gas emission in lactating sows and suckling piglets. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 95: 561Á568. This study evaluated the efficacy of fenugreek seed extract (FSE) in sows and suckling piglets. The trial was conducted with 78 multiparous sows and their litters in a 28-d feeding trial, and one of three diets: CON (control, basal diet); FSE1 (basal diet'0.1% FSE), and FSE2 (basal diet'0.2% FSE). Piglets suckling sows fed the FSE1 and FSE2 diets had higher average daily gain compared with those suckling sows fed the CON from week 2 to weaning (linear, PB0.05). At weaning, sows fed the FSE1 and FSE2 diets had higher immunoglobulin G and lower low-density lipoproteinÁcholesterol concentrations compared with those fed the CON diet (linear, PB0.05). Sows fed the FSE2 diet linearly reduced total cholesterol concentrations at weaning (PB0.05). Piglets suckling sows fed the FSE2 diet had higher immunoglobulin G and red blood cell concentrations compared with those suckling sows fed the CON diet (linear, PB0.05). Sows fed the FSE2 diet had higher apparent total tract digestibility of N and gross energy and reduced fecal E. coli counts and ammonia gas emission compared with those fed the CON diet at weaning (linear, PB0.05). In conclusion, results indicate that feeding sows a diet supplemented with FSE in late gestation and lactation improved performance in sows and suckling piglets.

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Dietary fenugreek seed extract improves performance and reduces fecal E. coli counts and fecal gas emission in lactating sows and suckling piglets

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“…For instance, a long farrowing and hypoxia experienced by piglets will likely decrease their vitality and chance of surviving. Constipation may also be reduced by including high levels of DF, which in turn may reduce farrowing time and increase short-term survival (Oliviero et al, 2009). In accordance, feeding a high-fiber diet reduced the birth intervals between first-born piglets and piglet survival until weaning was increased, although the overall farrowing length was not affected by the diet .…”

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“…Piglets nursed by sows fed high-fiber diets had a greater BW gain during the 1 st week of lactation (185 g/day) than piglets in the low-fiber control group (163 g/day, P < 0.01), suggesting that the DF may have increased the yield of transient milk. In a study carried out by Oliviero et al (2009), sows (n = 41) were fed either 3.8% or 7.0% crude fiber from day 94 of gestation until parturition and piglets had a greater BW gain (175 g/day) from day 1 to day 5 when sows were fed the high-fiber diet compared with the low-fiber control diet (150 g/day; P = 0.04). The mortality in early lactation was not affected in these studies, which could suggest that the yield of transient milk is more important for growth performance than for piglet survival.…”

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Neonatal piglet survival: impact of sow nutrition around parturition on fetal glycogen deposition and production and composition of colostrum and transient milk

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Lauridsen

Quesnel

2014

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Piglet survival is a major problem, especially during the first 3 days after birth. Piglets are born deficient of energy, but at the same time they have a very high energy requirement because of high physical activity, high need for thermoregulation (because of their lean body with low insulation) and high heat production in muscle tissues. To be able to survive, newborn piglets may rely upon three different sources of energy, namely, glycogen, colostrum and transient milk, which orchestrate to cover their energy requirements. Piglets are born with limited amounts of energy in glycogen depots in the liver and muscle tissues and these depots are sufficient for normal activity for ∼16 h. Intake and oxidation of fat and lactose from colostrum must supply sufficient amount of energy to cover at least another 18 h until transient milk becomes available in the sow udder ∼34 h after the first piglet is born. Selection for large litters during the last two decades has challenged piglets even further during the critical neonatal phase because the selection programs indirectly decreased birth weight of piglets and because increased litter size has increased the competition between littermates. Different attempts have been made to increase the short-term survival of piglets, that is, survival until day 3 of lactation, by focusing on improving transfer of vital maternal energy to the offspring, either in utero or via mammary secretions. Thus, the present review addresses how sow nutrition in late gestation may favor survival of newborn piglets by increasing glycogen depots, improving colostrum yield or colostrum composition, or by increasing production of transient milk.

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“…It is recommended to offer sows daily a minimum amount of a diet containing >7-8% crude fiber during the days preceding parturition (Tabeling et al, 2003), as parturition causes an increase in the dry matter content of the feces and reduces the defecation frequency which could lead to constipation. The higher the dry matter content of the feces during the last 3 days of pregnancy, the longer the farrowing duration and the higher the rate of stillborn piglets (Oliviero et al, 2009). Large amounts of dry contents in the large intestine and rectum may create a physical obstacle during birth by pressing on the birth canal.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Large amounts of dry contents in the large intestine and rectum may create a physical obstacle during birth by pressing on the birth canal. Another hypothesis could be that the discomfort and pain associated with such constipation lead to stress which can disturb the hormonal pattern of parturition (Oliviero et al, 2009).…”

Section: Environmental and Management Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Still birth and mummification in swine-A review

Raguvaran

Palakkara

Prabakar

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Mummification is often noticed in pigs compared to other species due to large litter size. The agents responsible for the reproductive failure in sows may lead to a wide range of sequelae, including abortions, stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death. High prolificacy is associated with increased incidence of stillbirths and mummified fetuses. Plethoras of other foetal and maternal factors have been associated with incidence of still birth and mummification. Identification of those risk factors have been associated with stillbirth and mummified fetuses can helps in optimal herd reproductive efficiency.

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Feeding sows with high fibre diet around farrowing and early lactation: Impact on intestinal activity, energy balance related parameters and litter performance

Cited by 120 publications

References 13 publications

Dietary fenugreek seed extract improves performance and reduces fecal E. coli counts and fecal gas emission in lactating sows and suckling piglets

Dietary fenugreek seed extract improves performance and reduces fecal E. coli counts and fecal gas emission in lactating sows and suckling piglets

Neonatal piglet survival: impact of sow nutrition around parturition on fetal glycogen deposition and production and composition of colostrum and transient milk

Still birth and mummification in swine-A review

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