With the rise in hyperprolific sows, their milk manufacturing is usually inadequate to maintain the optimum development wants of all of the piglets. A method that’s extensively adopted in industrial herds to handle this subject is using milk dietary supplements (MS) as a complement to sow milk and creep feed, as it may possibly maintain the complete development potential of the piglets.
Goal: The intention of this research was to guage the impact of two MS formulation, Milk Complement 1 (MS1) and Milk Complement 2 (MS2) administered manually and to check two methods of administration (handbook vs computerized) of MS1 on development efficiency, well being, fecal microbial profile, behaviour, and pores and skin lesions of piglets throughout suckling and post-weaning.
Strategies: Forty litters (528 piglets) had been divided into 4 teams: 1) Management group receiving no MS (CON); 2) MS1 administered mechanically (A-MS1); 3) MS1 administered manually (Ma-MS1) 4) MS2 administered manually (Ma-MS2). All teams had entry to sow milk and creep feed. On day 5 after beginning (d0), litters had been equalized (13.2 piglets/litter ± 0.8 SD), thereafter no cross-fostering was allowed. Piglets had been weighed at day 5 after beginning (d0), on the finish of milk supplementation (d14), at weaning (d21 of the trial, 26 days of age) and ten days post-weaning (d31). Piglet welfare was assessed utilizing behavioural and lesion measures at d4 and d10. Feces had been collected at d14 and d21.
Outcomes: Through the suckling interval, A-MS1 had lowest mortality, whereas Ma-MS1 had decrease mortality in contrast with CON and Ma-MS2. Damaging social behaviour at d4, was extra frequent in MS teams (A-MS1, Ma-MS1, Ma-MS2) in comparison with CON group. Progress efficiency and lesion prevalence weren’t affected by MS provision. Throughout lactation, Ma-MS2 group had the next proportion of piglets not consuming throughout suckling at d18 in contrast with Ma-MS1. MS1 elevated microbial variety in contrast with CON at d14 and in contrast with CON and Ma-MS2 at d21. Teams that obtained MS1 had been characterised by genera producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), i.e., Lachnospiraceae (A-MS1) and Oscillospiraceae (Ma-MS1).
Conclusion: Milk Complement composition and availability can contribute to cut back piglet’s mortality in the course of the suckling section and can even have an effect on intestinal microbiota by favouring the presence of SCFAs producing micro organism.
Correa, F., Luise, D., Negrini, C., Ruggeri, R., Bosi, P., & Trevisi, P. (2023). Impact of two milk dietary supplements and two methods of administration on development efficiency, welfare and fecal microbial ecology of suckling piglets. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10, 1050414. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1050414
