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Background <p>Organic acids (OA) and maternal nutritional strategies have been demonstrated to promote piglet health and development. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of incorporating OA-preserved cereal grains into sow diets during late gestation and lactation, aiming to reduce the metabolic demands of lactation while optimising offspring development and growth until slaughter. The experiment compared OA-preserved wheat and barley to conventionally dried grains, focusing on sow and offspring performance, as well as their faecal microbiota during lactation. Forty sows were blocked based on parity, body weight and back fat thickness on d 100 of gestation and assigned to one of two diets: a dried grain lactation diet and a preserved grain lactation diet. Sow faecal samples were collected at farrowing for the coefficient of apparent total tract digestibility (CATTD) of nutrients and microbial analysis. Offspring faecal samples were collected on d 10 postpartum and at weaning (d 26 postpartum) for microbial analysis.</p> Results <p>Sow body weight, back fat changes, gestation and lactation length, total piglets born, wean-to-oestrus interval, and lactation efficiency were unaffected by sow diet (<i>P</i> &gt; 0.05). However, sows offered the preserved grain diet exhibited improved CATTD of dry matter, nitrogen, gross energy, and neutral detergent fibre (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05). While no maternal effect was observed on offspring growth during lactation (<i>P</i> &gt; 0.05), pigs from sows offered the preserved grain diet showed improved growth and feed efficiency from weaning until slaughter (d 168) compared to those from sows offered the dried grain diet (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05). The preserved grain diet also reduced the abundance of&#xa0;Proteobacteria in sow faeces at farrowing and in their offspring on d 10 postpartum, and improved piglet faecal scores throughout lactation (<i>P</i> = 0.05). At weaning, piglets from sows offered the preserved grain diet exhibited an increased abundance of <i>Lactobacillus</i> and reduced abundance of <i>Alistipes</i> in their faeces (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05).</p> Conclusion <p>OA-preserved grains enhanced the CATTD of nutrients in sows, promoted healthier piglet faecal scores during lactation, and improved offspring growth performance post-weaning, potentially linked to beneficial changes&#xa0;observed in the faecal microbiota of sows and their offspring during lactation.</p>

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Effects of organic acid-preserved cereal grains in sow diets during late gestation and lactation on the performance and faecal microbiota of sows and their offspring

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    2025年3月12日

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  • Shane Maher,
  • Torres Sweeney,
  • Stafford Vigors,
  • Michael McDonald,
  • John V. O’Doherty

摘要

Background

Organic acids (OA) and maternal nutritional strategies have been demonstrated to promote piglet health and development. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of incorporating OA-preserved cereal grains into sow diets during late gestation and lactation, aiming to reduce the metabolic demands of lactation while optimising offspring development and growth until slaughter. The experiment compared OA-preserved wheat and barley to conventionally dried grains, focusing on sow and offspring performance, as well as their faecal microbiota during lactation. Forty sows were blocked based on parity, body weight and back fat thickness on d 100 of gestation and assigned to one of two diets: a dried grain lactation diet and a preserved grain lactation diet. Sow faecal samples were collected at farrowing for the coefficient of apparent total tract digestibility (CATTD) of nutrients and microbial analysis. Offspring faecal samples were collected on d 10 postpartum and at weaning (d 26 postpartum) for microbial analysis.

Results

Sow body weight, back fat changes, gestation and lactation length, total piglets born, wean-to-oestrus interval, and lactation efficiency were unaffected by sow diet (P > 0.05). However, sows offered the preserved grain diet exhibited improved CATTD of dry matter, nitrogen, gross energy, and neutral detergent fibre (P < 0.05). While no maternal effect was observed on offspring growth during lactation (P > 0.05), pigs from sows offered the preserved grain diet showed improved growth and feed efficiency from weaning until slaughter (d 168) compared to those from sows offered the dried grain diet (P < 0.05). The preserved grain diet also reduced the abundance of Proteobacteria in sow faeces at farrowing and in their offspring on d 10 postpartum, and improved piglet faecal scores throughout lactation (P = 0.05). At weaning, piglets from sows offered the preserved grain diet exhibited an increased abundance of Lactobacillus and reduced abundance of Alistipes in their faeces (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

OA-preserved grains enhanced the CATTD of nutrients in sows, promoted healthier piglet faecal scores during lactation, and improved offspring growth performance post-weaning, potentially linked to beneficial changes observed in the faecal microbiota of sows and their offspring during lactation.