Weaning stressors and poor farm sanitation can result in dysbiosis and intestinal disturbances, which promote the proliferation of Streptococcus suis and E. coli . Optimizing maternal diet to affect the early institution of the intestinal microbiota in piglets is a promising technique to stop intestinal issues at weaning and promote well being and development. The intention of the examine was to analyze the impression of supplementing diets with a synergistic mix of short- and medium-chain fatty acids (SCFAs-MCFAs) through the peripartum and lactation phases on early microbial colonization and the following development efficiency of new child pigs.
Strategies: The experiment concerned 72 sows and their litters, with a follow-up on 528 weaned pigs. Sows have been fed both a management weight loss plan or a weight loss plan supplemented with SCFAs-MCFAs and the pigs have been monitored for his or her development efficiency and microbial populations. Subsequently, chosen weaned pigs have been allotted to an SCFAs-MCFAs weight loss plan based on the maternal weight loss plan.
Outcomes: SCFAs-MCFAs supplementation led to diminished backfat loss in sows and improved pig weight and uniformity at weaning. Moreover, suckling pigs exhibited vital shifts in intestine microbiota, together with elevated lactic acid micro organism and diminished Streptococcus suis populations. Though there was no affect of maternal weight loss plan on pig development after weaning, there was a modulation on bacterial populations at 7 and 35 days post-weaning. Pigs fed SCFAs-MCFAs demonstrated improved feed effectivity with notable reductions in E. coli and Streptococcus suis counts.
Conclusion: The findings recommend that maternal dietary supplementation with SCFAs-MCFAs can positively affect each sow and pig efficiency, providing a possible technique to reinforce productiveness and well being in industrial swine manufacturing.
Villagómez-Estrada S, Melo-Durán D, van Kuijk S, Pérez JF, Solà-Oriol D. Specialised Feed-Additive Blends of Brief-and Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Enhance Sow and Pig Efficiency Throughout Nursery and Put up-Weaning Section. Animals: an Open Entry Journal from MDPI, 2024; 14(24): 3692.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14243692
