The dose-response relationship between the amount of straw provided on the floor and gastric ulceration of pars oesophagea in growing pigs
| Autor: | Svend Haugegaard, Mette S. Herskin, Lisbeth Jørgensen, Lene Juul Pedersen, Nuria Canibe, Karin Hjelholt Jensen, Margit Bak Jensen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Veterinary medicine
animal structures 040301 veterinary sciences Swine Growing pigs straw Biology Body weight Esophageal Diseases 0403 veterinary science Floors and Floorcoverings medicine Pig farming Ingestion Animals Dry matter Stomach Ulcer OESOPHAGEAL ULCERATION Triticum Swine Diseases General Veterinary Plant Stems Stomach digestive oral and skin physiology 0402 animal and dairy science food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Straw 040201 dairy & animal science Housing Animal Dose–response relationship welfare medicine.anatomical_structure oesophago-gastric ulcer |
| Zdroj: | Jensen, K H, Jørgensen, L, Haugegaard, S, Herskin, M S, Jensen, M B, Pedersen, L J & Canibe, N 2017, ' The dose-response relationship between the amount of straw provided on the floor and gastric ulceration of pars oesophagea in growing pigs ', Research in Veterinary Science, vol. 112, pp. 66-74 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.01.005 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2661 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.01.005 |
| Popis: | The aim of the present study was (1) to determine the dose-response relationship between the amount of straw provided on the floor and oesophageal ulceration in pigs kept under typical Danish production conditions (18 pigs/pen, 0.7 m2/pig, partly slatted floor, ad libitum access to feed), (2) to reveal whether straw ingestion explains the effect of straw provision on the stomach health and (3) to elucidate the effect of straw ingestion on the stomach conditions. Data were collected at slaughter (approximately 100 kg body weight) on pigs provided with straw amounts in the range 10 g to 500 g wheat straw/pig/day from 30 kg body weight and fed a wheat-based pelleted feed added 15% non-heated and non-pelleted rolled barley. Aims (1) and (2) included 712 pigs kept in 42 pens, whereas (3) was studied on a subset of 37 pigs with either none or obvious amounts of straw in the stomach. The amount of straw provided affected stomach health in a curvilinear manner. Provision of up to approximately 300 g straw/pig/day progressively decreased the risk of oesophageal ulceration and scarring. At larger amounts of straw the ulceroprotective effect of straw was reduced which requires further investigation. Straw ingestion appeared to be an essential intermediary factor for the improvement of stomach health. The number of pigs without straw in the stomach decreased linearly with the logarithm of the amount of straw provided, which explained the effect of straw provision on stomach health and increased the structure of the stomach contents as revealed by the increased weight and dry matter content and decreased sedimentation of the digesta. Provision of approximately 300 g straw/pig/day on the floor may be a potential strategy to reduce, but not inevitably eliminate, oesophageal ulceration in pigs in commercial pig production. |
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