The perinatal development of the gastrointestinal tract in piglets can be modified by supplementation of sow diet with bioactive substances

Zabielski, R.; Gajewski, Zdzisław; Piedra, J.L. Valverde; Laubitz, Daniel; Wilczak, Jacek; Bałasińska, B.; Kulasek, G.

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.037

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“…Urea, creatinine, NEFA, and glucose were measured spectrophotometrically (Ultrospec IIE, LKB, Biochrom, Cambridge, England) using a commercial colorimetric diagnostic kit (references UR107 for urea, CR510 for creatinine, FA115 for NEFA, and GL2623 for glucose, Randox Laboratories, Crumlin, United Kingdom). Quantitative electrospray tandem MS was used to determine C4 and 3-OH-C4 as described by Zabielski et al (2007). A porcine quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay technique was used to analyze IgG (dilution 1:100,000) and IgA (dilution 1:40,000; references A100 to 104 for IgG and A100 to 102 for IgA, Bethyl Laboratories Inc., Montgomery, TX).…”

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Effect of peripartal feeding strategy on colostrum yield and composition in sows1

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Maes

Cools

et al. 2014

Journal of Animal Science

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Research showed a positive association between back fat (BF) change the week before farrowing and colostrum yield (CY). This study tested the causality of this association, hence to optimize CY by altering the sows' peripartal feeding strategy. Sows were randomly divided into 2 treatment groups at d 108 of gestation. The first group (L, n = 28) received 1.5 kg feed·d(-1), the second group (H, n = 22) received 3 times 1.5 kg feed·d(-1) until farrowing. Daily feed intake and CY were measured. Colostrum was analyzed for nutrient composition, AA and fatty acids, IgG and IgA. Sow serum was obtained at d 108 of gestation and d 1 of lactation after overnight fasting and analyzed for NEFA, (iso)butyrylcarnitine (C4), creatinine, urea, 3-OH-butyrylcarnitine (3-OH-C4), IgG, and IgA. Based on BF at d 108, sows were divided into body condition (BC) groups: skinny (<17 mm, n = 15), moderate (17 to 23 mm, n = 21), fat (>23 mm, n = 14). We performed ANOVA with treatment and BC as fixed factors and Scheffé post-hoc test. The week before farrowing, the L group had the lowest daily feed intake (DFI; 1.5 kg), and within the H group, fat sows (3.8 kg) had a lower DFI than skinny sows (4.3 kg; p = 0.006). The H group tended to have a greater total CY (P = 0.074) and had a greater CY/kg liveborn piglet (P = 0.018) than the L group. Compared with sows in moderate BC, fat sows had a lower total CY (P = 0.044) and a lower CY/kg liveborn piglet (P = 0.005). The H group had a greater concentration of lactose (p = 0.009) and n-3 PUFA (p < 0.001) but a lower concentration of protein (p = 0.040) in colostrum than the L group. The concentration of IgG and IgA did not differ between treatment and BC groups. Serum parameters at d 108 were similar between the treatment groups and BC groups. At d 1, the H group mobilized less body fat (NEFA: p = 0.002) and protein (creatinine: p < 0.001, C4: p = 0.016) reserves but had a greater ratio urea:NEFA (p < 0.001) and less ketone bodies (3-OH-C4: p < 0.001) compared with the L group. This indicates a more balanced entry of metabolites in the citric acid cycle and thus a better support of the maternal peripartal metabolism in the H group. Serum parameters did not differ between BC groups. Both CY and composition can be influenced by the peripartal feeding strategy and BC. The highest CY and most beneficial colostrum composition were obtained when sows entered the farrowing unit in a moderate BC and were provided a high peripartal feeding strategy.

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Effect of peripartal feeding strategy on colostrum yield and composition in sows1

Decaluwé

Maes

Cools

et al. 2014

Journal of Animal Science

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“…At birth there are many differences between the species in respect to enterocyte morphology and macromolecule absorption ( 87 ) as well as activities of pancreatic trypsin and small-intestinal dipeptidase isoforms, reflecting a greater degree of development in man compared with in pigs. This may be artificially produced by a relatively low bioactive substance intake in farm piglets since the offspring from pregnant and lactating sows fed a diet rich in PUFA ( n -3 fatty acids), plant polyphenols, other antioxidants, taurine and l -carnitine showed a more advanced development of stomach and gut epithelium as compared with untreated controls (Zabielski et al ( 88 ) ; B Bałasin´ska, M Grabowska, J Wilczak, G Kulasek and R Zabielski, unpublished results). However, if a comparison is made between the two species at the more physiologically comparable stage of peak lactation in the mother (about 3 weeks in the piglet and 3 months in the infant), the major enzymes involved in the digestion of milk protein and the other milk components have similar activities in piglets and human infants (Fig.…”

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Nutritional programming of gastrointestinal tract development. Is the pig a good model for man?

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The consequences of early-life nutritional programming in man and other mammalian species have been studied chiefly at the metabolic level. Very few studies, if any, have been performed in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) as the target organ, but extensive GIT studies are needed since the GIT plays a key role in nutrient supply and has an impact on functions of the entire organism. The possible deleterious effects of nutritional programming at the metabolic level were discovered following epidemiological studies in human subjects, and confirmed in animal models. Investigating the impact of programming on GIT structure and function would need appropriate animal models due to ethical restrictions in the use of human subjects. The aim of the present review is to discuss the use of pigs as an animal model as a compromise between ethically acceptable animal studies and the requirement of data which can be interpolated to the human situation. In nutritional programming studies, rodents are the most frequently used model for man, but GIT development and digestive function in rodents are considerably different from those in man. In that aspect, the pig GIT is much closer to the human than that of rodents. The swine species is closely comparable with man in many nutritional and digestive aspects, and thus provides ample opportunity to be used in investigations on the consequences of nutritional programming for the GIT. In particular, the 'sow -piglets' dyad could be a useful tool to simulate the 'human mother-infant' dyad in studies which examine short-, middle-and long-term effects and is suggested as the reference model.

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“…For this reason, the sow represented the most important food resource at that moment, having a bigger influence on the piglets' behaviour than dry feed itself [38, 39]. It was already shown that even though creep feed was provided ad libitum , piglets relied mainly on the sow's milk, which provides them not only nutrients but also immunoglobulins, bioactive proteins, and peptides stimulating the development of the stomach and small intestine [40, 41]. By the fact that the piglets were trained in the presence of the sow, it can possibly be explained why the percentage of the piglets around the feeder was not higher than 69% in total.…”

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Cognitive Enrichment in Piglet Rearing: An Approach to Enhance Animal Welfare and to Reduce Aggressive Behaviour

Sonoda

Rauterberg

Viazzi

et al. 2013

ISRN Veterinary Science

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It is known that pigs raised in enriched environments express less aggressive behaviour. For this reason, a new method of cognitive environmental enrichment was experimented at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany. In the first phase, 78 suckling piglets were trained to learn the link between a sound given by an electronic feeder and a feed reward in the form of chocolate candies during a period of 8 days. In the second phase, the same piglets were used in resident-intruder tests to verify the potential of the feeding system to interrupt aggressive behaviour. The analysis of all training rounds revealed that piglets learned the commands during 8 days of training and the interest of the piglets increased within training days (P < 0.05). In the resident-intruder test, 79.5% of aggressive interactions were broken by feeder activation. In interactions where either the aggressor or the receiver reacted, a high number of fights were stopped (96.7% versus 93.1%) indicating that it was not relevant if the aggressor or the receiver responded to the feeder activation. We conclude that the electronic feeding system has the potential to be used as cognitive enrichment for piglets, being suitable for reducing aggressive behaviour in resident-intruder situations.

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The perinatal development of the gastrointestinal tract in piglets can be modified by supplementation of sow diet with bioactive substances

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Effect of peripartal feeding strategy on colostrum yield and composition in sows1

Effect of peripartal feeding strategy on colostrum yield and composition in sows1

Nutritional programming of gastrointestinal tract development. Is the pig a good model for man?

Cognitive Enrichment in Piglet Rearing: An Approach to Enhance Animal Welfare and to Reduce Aggressive Behaviour

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