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. 2018 Mar;31(3):410-420.
doi: 10.5713/ajas.17.0016. Epub 2017 May 14.

Effects of dietary energy levels on physiological parameters and reproductive performance of gestating sows over three consecutive parities

S S Jin  1 , Y H Jin  2 , J C Jang  1 , J S Hong  1 , S W Jung  1 , Y Y Kim  1
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Effects of dietary energy levels on physiological parameters and reproductive performance of gestating sows over three consecutive parities

S S Jin et al. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: This experiment was to evaluate the effects of the dietary energy levels on the physiological parameters and reproductive performance during gestation over three parities in sows.

Methods: A total of 52 F1 gilts (Yorkshire×Landrace) were allotted to one of four dietary treatments using a completely randomized design. The treatments contained 3,100, 3,200, 3,300, or 3,400 kcal of metabolizable energy (ME)/kg diet but feed was provided at 2.0, 2.2, and 2.4 kg/d in the first, second and third parity, respectively.

Results: The body weight and body weight gain during gestation increased as the dietary energy level increased (p<0.05, and p<0.01) in the first parity. In the second parity, the body weight of sows was the lowest (p<0.05) when 3,100 kcal of ME/kg treatment diet was provided. The body weight was higher as the dietary energy level increased (p<0.05) during the gestation period in the third parity. During lactation, the voluntary feed intake of lactating sows tended to decrease when gilts were fed higher energy treatment diet (p = 0.08) and the body weight, body weight gain were increased by dietary energy level during gestation (p< 0.05). Backfat thickness was not affected by dietary treatment during the gestation period in three parities, interestingly backfat change from breeding to d 110 of gestation was higher as the dietary energy level increased at the first parity (p<0.05). When gilts were fed 3,400 kcal of ME/kg treatment diet a higher number of weaning piglets was observed in the first parity (p<0.05). The highest culling rate (69%) was seen when gestating sows were fed 3,100 kcal/kg ME treatment diet during three parities.

Conclusion: In conclusion, the adequate energy intake of gestating sows should be 6,400 or 6,600 kcal of ME/d, 7,040 or 7,260 kcal of ME/d, and 7,680 or 7,920 kcal of ME/d for parity 1, 2, and 3, respectively.

Keywords: Bakfat Thickness; Body Weight; Energy Level; Reproductive Performance; Sow.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

We certify that there is no conflict of interest with any financial organization regarding the material discussed in the manuscript.

Figures

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Figure 1
Effects of the dietary energy level on the blood urea nitrogen concentration in the blood of sows over three consecutive parities (* p<0.1).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Effects of the dietary energy level on the glucose concentration in the blood of sows over three consecutive parities (* p<0.1).
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Figure 3
Effects of the dietary energy level on the free fatty acid concentration in the blood of sows over three consecutive parities
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