Prenatal flavour exposure through maternal diets influences flavour preference in piglets before and after weaning

Figueroa, Jaime; Solà-Oriol, David; Vinokurovas, L.; Manteca, Xavier; Pérez, J. F.

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2013.04.023

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“…Flavor continuity has been described in several mammalian species such as ewes (Nolte et al, 1992;Désage et al, 1996), rabbits (Coureaud et al, 2002), rats (Arias and Chotro, 2007), humans (Mennella et al, 1995;Hausner et al, 2008;Nicolaïdis, 2008), and pigs (Oostindjer et al, 2009;Figueroa et al, 2013). It may reduce neophobia when animals find solid feed with cues similar to those their mothers have experienced before.…”

Section: Pre-and Postnatal Exposure Of Protein Ingredients (Porcine-dmentioning

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“…There is a biochemical and chemical support for flavor continuity through maternal fluids in pigs (Guiraudie-Capraz et al, 2005). Recently, Figueroa et al (2013) showed that pigs born from sows offered flavored diets (anise or milky-cheese flavors) during late gestation (100-114 d of gestation) preferred those flavors during lactation and the first days after weaning. Oostindjer et al (2009Oostindjer et al ( , 2010Oostindjer et al ( , 2011 did not find any marked preference for flavors previously offered in sows' diet over naïve flavors.…”

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“…Lactose addition has been described to improve growth performance until approximately 21 to 28 d after weaning (Pluske et al, 2007). However, pigs, as other mammals, may also show preferences for sweet and umami compounds and may exhibit early-learned feeding behaviors that could be acquired before birth (Campbell, 1976;Figueroa et al, 2013). For example, Solà-Oriol et al (2011) showed that, at 50 g/kg of inclusion, dairy products may be less preferred by nursery pigs than are selected animal protein sources such as porcine-digestible peptides (PDP; Palbio 62SP, Bioibérica S.A., Palafolls, Spain), a byproduct of the heparin industry obtained from hydrolyzed porcine intestinal mucosa.…”

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A total of 552 entire male and female nursery pigs were selected to be used in 2 different experiments that aimed to study if milk ingredients can be replaced by highly preferred protein sources (Exp. 1) and if pre- and postnatal exposure of those protein ingredients through the maternal diet may increase pig performance (Exp. 2). In Exp. 1, 240 pigs were separated after weaning (28 d) into 2 groups depending on the presence of lactose in their diets. Pigs ( =120) fed diets with the precence of lactose (lactose +) were given prestarter (0-14 d) and starter (15-33 d) diets with 142 and 50 g/kg of sweet milk whey, respectively; the lactose-free group ( = 120) was offered an isoenergetic diet with 20 g/kg of porcine-digestible peptides (PDP; Palbio 62SP; Bioibérica S.A., Palafolls, Spain) and wheat replacing sweet milk whey. Choice and 1-feeder tests were performed in another group of animals ( = 72) to evaluate the preference and acceptance for both diets. Pigs preferred ( = 0.039) the lactose+ over the lactose-free diet after a 30-min choice test and consumed more ( = 0.001) lactose+ than lactose-free diet in a 1-feeder test. However, no difference ( > 0.467) in performance was observed between groups for the entire nursery period. In Exp. 2, 120 animals were obtained from sows that, during late gestation (14 d) and lactation (28 d), were fed diets containing 20 g/kg of PDP and another 120 animals were obtained from sows fed an isoenergetic diet without PDP inclusion. Placenta samples were collected at farrowing to assess the volatile compounds present in the placental fluid of sows. After weaning, all pigs received a feed containing 20 g/kg of PDP in the prestarter and starter diets. A principal components analysis of the total volatile compounds showed the exclusive presence of sulfur-containing compounds and a higher presence of terpene compounds in the placental fluid of PDP-supplemented sows. In addition, pigs coming from sows fed diets supplemented with PDP tended to show a higher ADFI ( = 0.07) and ADG ( = 0.06) than did pigs coming from control sows during the 15 to 33 d after-weaning period. These results suggest that dietary incorporation of sweet milk whey may be replaced by a specific protein source without affecting performance of pigs after weaning. However, more experiments are needed to elucidate the mechanism for the sow's diets' influence over pig's performance.

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Section: Pre-and Postnatal Exposure Of Protein Ingredients (Porcine-dmentioning

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“…Weaning represents a major stress problem for piglets affecting their welfare and the profitability of pig farms. In order to improve feed intake of animals at this critical phase, maternal flavour transference and continuity has been studied in recent years (Figueroa et al, 2013). However, most of the work in pigs has been around feed volatiles while little attention has been focused on taste active compounds such as MSG, a compound known to elicit umami taste in humans and pigs (Roura et al, 2011).…”

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Proceedings of the Seventeenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA)

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“…prenatal flavour exposure: Figueroa et al, 2019Figueroa et al, , 2013; perinatal flavour exposure: Langendijk et al, 2007;postnatal flavour exposure: Millet et al, 2008), with one study that found increased creep feed intake for one out of the three tested flavours (postnatal flavour exposure: Wang et al, 2014) and one study that found increased creep feed intake for the unflavoured creep feed (perinatal flavour learning: Blavi et al, 2016). In a choice setting, piglets also preferred the control creep feed over the creep feed flavoured with the flavour that was added to the sow's feed in late gestation (Figueroa et al, 2013). These inconsistent results indicate that it is hard to predict whether a flavour increases acceptance for the creep feed diet or results in aversion and reduced feed intake.…”

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Foraging in the farrowing room to stimulate feeding : getting piglets to eat is bittersweet

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In common pig production systems, weaning happens early and abruptly, which contrasts the gradual transition from sow's milk to solid feed in nature. A significant proportion of commercially reared piglets is therefore poorly familiarised with the ingestion of solid feed before weaning, which together with concurrent changes in social structure and environment, result in a low feed intake and multiple health and welfare problems initially after weaning. The first aim of this thesis was to investigate the effects of solid feed provision during lactation (creep feed) on piglet development during the weaning transition. Piglets provided with creep feed (including fermentable fibres) during lactation increased their growth towards weaning, tended to be heavier at weaning, and were heavier and more uniform in body weight at two weeks after weaning compared to piglets reared on sow's milk only. This may partly be explained by a more developed gastrointestinal tract and more mature gut microbiota population at weaning of creep feed eaters within litters given creep feed. The second aim of this thesis was to explore whether piglets that were offered more opportunities to forage early in life increased their intake of creep feed before weaning and thereby improved their ability to deal with the weaning transition. Four strategies that could stimulate foraging in the farrowing room were tested: 1) enriching the pen with foraging materials on the floor and extra space, and by alternating chew objects, 2) presenting creep feed in a 'play-feeder' with foraging and playing materials attached, 3) providing diverse feeds in the feeder and 4) hiding feed in the feeder in sand. Enrichment with foraging materials on the floor, more space and alternating chew objects positively influenced feed intake of piglets before and after weaning until the end of the study at 2.5 weeks postweaning. Presenting the creep feed in a play-feeder stimulated feeder exploration and attracted more piglets than presenting the feed in a conventional feeder. Although the play-feeder did not enhance pre-weaning feed intake, post-weaning feed intake and growth were substantially improved and the incidence of diarrhoea, body lesions and damage were lower. Simultaneous provision of diverse feeds to suckling piglets resulted in more feed exploration and solid feed intake, and in a higher number of good eaters. Hiding feed in sand stimulated the number of good creep feed eaters within the litter, but did not increase exploration towards the feed. With the exception of the first feeding strategy, treatments were not reinforced after weaning and piglets thus experienced loss of these resources, which may have had a negative effect on post-weaning adaptation. This may explain the limited effects of dietary diversity on post-weaning adaption and the negative effects of hiding feed in sand on post-weaning feed intake, growth, manipulation and aggression. Lastly, it was shown that creep feed intake is not only driven by exploration, but also by a low energy intake fr...

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Prenatal flavour exposure through maternal diets influences flavour preference in piglets before and after weaning

Cited by 32 publications

References 40 publications

The use of porcine digestible peptides and their continuity effect in nursery pigs1

The use of porcine digestible peptides and their continuity effect in nursery pigs1

Proceedings of the Seventeenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA)

Foraging in the farrowing room to stimulate feeding : getting piglets to eat is bittersweet

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