Supplementing Colostrum from Multiparous Sows: Effects on Performance and Health in Piglets from Gilts in Farm Conditions

Autor:	Olga Mitjana, Joaquín Miguel, María Teresa Tejedor, María Victoria Falceto, Antonio Martínez
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine animal diseases Birth weight Day of life Treatment use Article multiparous sows fluids and secretions Animal science Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae SF600-1100 Extra dose Medicine integumentary system General Veterinary biology business.industry food and beverages gilts bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification colostrum QL1-991 Colostrum piglets’ performance Animal Science and Zoology business Zoology
Zdroj:	Animals, Vol 11, Iss 2563, p 2563 (2021) Animals Volume 11 Issue 9 Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
ISSN:	2076-2615
DOI:	10.3390/ani11092563
Popis:	Gilts produce less colostrum with lower immunoglobulin G concentration than multiparous sows do. An extra dose of colostrum (30 mL) from multiparous sows was administered to piglets from gilts to ascertain its effects on performance and health in farm conditions, especially in the smallest piglets (birth weight < 1.100 kg Q1). The control group (CON) consisted of 200 piglets from 18 gilts (50 smallest piglets) and 201 piglets from 16 gilts (52 smallest piglets) formed the supplemented group (SUP). Colostrum supplementation increased the homogeneity of weight (days 21 and 60) and average daily gain (ADG days 0–10, 0–21, and 0–60) and a decreased use of antibiotics and mortality by diarrhoea (p < 0.05). SUP piglets showed better immune response (presence of antibodies, p = 0.033) against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (day 21), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS day 60), and influenza (day 60). In the smallest piglets, colostrum supplementation had important effects on mean weight in the first day of life (p = 0.009) and ADG until day 21 (p < 0.05). The smallest piglets had decreased the use of antibiotic treatment use when supplemented (p < 0.05). Colostrum supplementation can improve piglets´ performance and health, although doing so requires increased time and labour in maternity.
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