Feeding Sows Lucerne, or Diets with Similar Energy and Nutritional Profiles to Lucerne, Improves the Pre-Weaning Performance of Piglets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethics Statement
2.2. Experiment 1
Animals, Diets and Experimental Design
2.3. Experiment 2
2.3.1. Animals, Diets and Experimental Design
2.3.2. Blood Sample Collection
2.3.3. Metabolite Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Experiment 1
3.2. Experiment 2
3.2.1. Pre-Weaning Performance
3.2.2. Plasma Metabolites in Sows
Day 1
Day 10
3.2.3. Piglet Metabolites
Day 1
Day 10
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ingredients | CON | SIMLUC 1 | LUC |
---|---|---|---|
Barley | 0 | 39 | |
Wheat | 46.8 | 10 | |
Millrun | 12.7 | 21.9 | |
Field Peas | 5.2 | 0 | |
Canola Meal | 10 | 12 | |
Full Fat Soyabean | 1.1 | 0 | |
Blood Meal | 2 | 0 | |
Meat Meal | 5.3 | 3 | |
Salmate Oil | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
Vegetable Oil Blend | 3.5 | 1 | |
Limestone | 0.42 | 0.97 | |
Monocalcium Phosphate | 0 | 0.4 | |
Betaine Liquid 40% | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
Lactation Concentrate Mash | 12 | 6 | |
Pre-farrow Concentrate mash | 0 | 5 | |
Estimated composition | |||
Energy (MJ DE/kg) | 14.3 | 12.8 | 7.5 |
Crude Protein (%) | 21.2 | 17.4 | 18.0 |
Crude Fibre (%) | 4.50 | 6.30 | 27.0 |
Ash (%) | 5.3 | 5.9 | 9.5 |
Available SID lysine (%) | 1.05 | 0.72 | 0.44 |
Tryptophan:Lysine (%) | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.36 |
Isoleucine (%) | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.71 |
Leucine (%) | 1.57 | 1.19 | 1.28 |
Valine (%) | 1.07 | 1.11 | 0.8 |
Total available BCAA (%) | 3.41 | 3.03 | 2.79 |
Total available BCAA:SID lysine (%/%) | 3.24 | 4.21 | 6.34 |
Ingredients | CON | SIMLUC 2 |
---|---|---|
Barley | 15.6 | 35.4 |
Wheat | 41. 9 | 19.7 |
Millrun | 6.5 | 25 |
Field Peas | 7.5 | 0 |
Lentils | 2.55 | 1.5 |
Canola Meal | 7.15 | 2.15 |
Soyabean Meal | 0 | 3.5 |
Blood meal | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Meat meal | 6.2 | 1.9 |
Salmate Oil | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Vegetable Oil Blend | 3.25 | 0.8 |
Limestone | 0.62 | 1.26 |
Monocalcium phosphate | 0 | 0.37 |
Betaine Liquid 40% | 0.48 | 0.40 |
Breeder concentrate mash | 2 | 4 |
Lactation concentrate mash | 5 | 0 |
Pre-farrow concentrate mash | 0 | 3 |
Estimated composition | ||
Energy (MJ DE/kg) | 14.1 | 12.6 |
Crude Protein (%) | 18.3 | 16.1 |
Crude Fibre (%) | 4.51 | 6.18 |
Ash (%) | 5.03 | 5.55 |
Available SID lysine (%) | 0.85 | 0.70 |
Tryptophan:Lysine (%) | 0.19 | 0.26 |
Isoleucine (%) | 0.66 | 0.69 |
Leucine (%) | 1.27 | 1.09 |
Valine (%) | 0.89 | 1.06 |
Total available BCAA (%) | 2.82 | 2.85 |
Total available BCAA:SID lysine (%/%) | 3.33 | 4.07 |
Parameter | CON | LUC | SIMLUC 1 | SED | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 43 | 33 | 42 | ||
Total born | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 0.342 | 0.77 |
Born alive | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 0.341 | 0.77 |
Stillborn | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.170 | 0.96 |
D1 litter size | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 0.217 | 0.37 |
D1 total litter weight (kg) | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 0.465 | 0.86 |
D1 average piglet weight (kg) | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 0.032 | 0.38 |
D21 litter size | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 0.386 | 0.19 |
D21 total litter weight (kg) | 48.1 a | 53.4 ab | 53.8 b | 2.687 | 0.055 |
D21 average piglet weight (kg) | 4.69 a | 4.89 ab | 5.12 b | 0.170 | 0.029 |
Litter ADG (kg/day) | 1.80 a | 2.10 b | 2.06 b | 0.125 | 0.031 |
Litter size weaned | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 0.391 | 0.40 |
Mortality (pigs/litter) | 0.53 (1.69) | 0.24 (1.25) | 0.32 (1.38) | 0.14 | 0.30 |
Parity (P) | Primiparous | Multiparous | SED | p-Value | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet (D) | CON | PreF | PreF + PostF | CON | PreF | PreF + PostF | P | D | P × D | |
n | 34 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 31 | 37 | ||||
Total born | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 0.720 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.38 |
Born alive | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 0.691 | 0.78 | 0.36 | 0.42 |
Stillborn | 0.76 | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.260 | 0.30 | 0.66 | 0.94 |
Mummified | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.134 | 0.54 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
n | 33 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 31 | 36 | ||||
D1 litter size | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.61 | 0.93 |
D1 total litter weight (kg) | 14.8 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 0.64 | <0.001 | 0.53 | 0.99 |
D1 average piglet weight (kg) | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 0.05 | <0.001 | 0.78 | 0.99 |
D1 litter CV (%) | 18.3 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 1.79 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.79 |
n | 28 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 33 | ||||
D21 litter size | 9.37 | 9.92 | 8.65 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.64 | 0.488 | 0.013 | 0.024 | 0.68 |
D21 total litter weight (kg) | 45.8 | 50.0 | 41.1 | 60.9 | 57.9 | 56.2 | 3.041 | <0.001 | 0.019 | 0.19 |
D21 average piglet weight (kg) | 4.86 | 5.03 | 4.74 | 6.07 | 5.66 | 5.84 | 0.184 | <0.001 | 0.30 | 0.078 |
D21 litter CV (%) | 18.2 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 0.019 | 0.94 | 0.65 | 0.94 |
D1 to D21 ADG (kg/day) | 1.69 | 1.85 | 1.50 | 2.29 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 0.147 | <0.001 | 0.050 | 0.098 |
Mortality (pigs/litter) | 1.15 (3.15) | 0.10 (2.71) | 1.30 (3.67) | 0.81 (2.25) | 0.88 (2.42) | 0.94 (2.57) | 0.200 | 0.013 | 0.31 | 0.66 |
Parity (P) | Primiparous | Multiparous | SED | p-Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet (D) | CON | SIMLUC 2 | CON | SIMLUC 2 | P | D | P × D | |
BCAA + nmol | −0.61 (0.54) | −0.45 (0.64) | −0.69 (0.50) | −0.43 (0.65) | 0.162 | 0.65 | 0.088 | 0.66 |
NEFA + μM | 5.07 (159) | 4.96 (143) | 5.83 (340) | 5.75 (314) | 0.308 | <0.001 | 0.64 | 0.96 |
Glucose mM | 6.28 | 6.29 | 6.84 | 5.05 | 0.462 | 0.14 | 0.030 | 0.088 |
Urea mM | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.23 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.33 |
Total Protein pg/mL | 630 | 631.5 | 610 | 641 | 33.1 | 0.87 | 0.57 | 0.53 |
Parity (P) | Primiparous | Multiparous | SED | p-Value | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet (D) | CON | PreF | PreF + PostF | CON | PreF | PreF + PostF | P | D | P × D | |
BCAA nmol | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.52 | 0.063 | 0.67 | 0.030 | 0.44 |
NEFA + μM | 4.85 (127) | 4.94 (139) | 5.47 (238) | 4.72 (111) | 4.91 (136) | 5.57 (262) | 0.363 | 0.82 | 0.017 | 0.90 |
Glucose mM | 5.58 | 5.92 | 4.95 | 5.79 | 5.31 | 4.07 | 0.421 | 0.16 | <0.001 | 0.16 |
Urea mM | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 0.262 | 0.76 | 0.21 | 0.11 |
Total Protein pg/mL | 674 | 641 | 627 | 668 | 639 | 690 | 42.5 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.44 |
Parity (P) | Primiparous | Multiparous | SED | p-Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet (D) | CON | SIMLUC 2 | CON | SIMLUC 2 | P | D | P × D | |
BCAA nmol | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.071 | 0.81 | 0.93 | 0.70 |
NEFA + μM | 5.78 | 5.68 | 5.60 | 5.58 | 0.132 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
Glucose mM | 8.83 | 7.20 | 8.42 | 8.02 | 0.566 | 0.22 | 0.017 | 0.14 |
Urea + mM | 2.86 | 2.87 | 2.84 | 2.90 | 0.024 | 0.35 | 0.63 | 0.68 |
Total Protein pg/mL | 395 | 380 | 425 | 396 | 29.7 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.75 |
Parity (P) | Primiparous | Multiparous | SED | p-Value | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet (D) | CON | PreF | PreF + PostF | CON | PreF | PreF + PostF | P | D | P × D | |
BCAA nmol | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.052 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.29 |
NEFA μM | 587 | 545 | 578 | 525 | 505 | 437 | 60.2 | 0.028 | 0.63 | 0.45 |
Glucose mM | 9.36 | 9.55 | 8.86 | 9.36 | 9.16 | 9.50 | 0.451 | 0.91 | 0.58 | 0.24 |
Urea mM | 17.7 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 0.410 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.34 |
Total Protein pg/mL | 472 | 457 | 460 | 518 | 476 | 467 | 28.7 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.65 |
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Wijesiriwardana, U.A.; Plush, K.J.; Tritton, S.; Pluske, J.R.; Cottrell, J.J.; Dunshea, F.R. Feeding Sows Lucerne, or Diets with Similar Energy and Nutritional Profiles to Lucerne, Improves the Pre-Weaning Performance of Piglets. Agriculture 2021, 11, 1146. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111146
Wijesiriwardana UA, Plush KJ, Tritton S, Pluske JR, Cottrell JJ, Dunshea FR. Feeding Sows Lucerne, or Diets with Similar Energy and Nutritional Profiles to Lucerne, Improves the Pre-Weaning Performance of Piglets. Agriculture. 2021; 11(11):1146. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111146
Chicago/Turabian StyleWijesiriwardana, Udani A., Kate J. Plush, Sally Tritton, John R. Pluske, Jeremy J. Cottrell, and Frank R. Dunshea. 2021. "Feeding Sows Lucerne, or Diets with Similar Energy and Nutritional Profiles to Lucerne, Improves the Pre-Weaning Performance of Piglets" Agriculture 11, no. 11: 1146. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111146