Effect of spineless cactus intake (Opuntia ficus-indica) on blood glucose levels in lactating sows and its impact on feed intake, body weight loss, and weaning-estrus interval
| Autor: | Aureliano Juárez-Caratachea, Rosa Elena Pérez-Sánchez, Rafael María Román-Bravo, Gerardo Ordaz-Ochoa, Ruy Ortiz-Rodríguez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Blood Glucose
0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Opuntia ficus Sus scrofa Weaning Biology Body weight 03 medical and health sciences Animal science Estrus Food Animals Lactation Internal medicine Weight Loss medicine Animals Statistical analysis Estrous cycle Feeding 0402 animal and dairy science Opuntia Feeding Behavior 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Animal Feed 040201 dairy & animal science Diet 030104 developmental biology Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Hypophagia Dietary Supplements Cactus Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Female Animal Science and Zoology Glycaemia Regular Articles |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Animal Health and Production |
| ISSN: | 1573-7438 0049-4747 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11250-017-1295-7 |
| Popis: | The effect of spineless cactus intake (Opuntia ficus-indica) on blood glucose (BG) levels in lactating sows and its impact on daily and total feed intake (dFI−1 and TFI, respectively), body weight loss (BWL), and weaning-estrus interval length (WEI) were evaluated. Thirty-four hybrid (Yorkshire × Landrace × Pietrain) sows in lactation phase were used. Sows were divided into two groups: G1 (n = 17) where they received commercial feed and G2 (n = 17) provided with commercial feed plus an average of 2.0 ± 0.5 kg spineless cactus, based on a sow’s body weight. The variables evaluated were BG, dFI−1, TFI, BWL, and WEI. Statistical analysis was performed by using a fixed and mixed model methodology, under a repeated measurements experiment. Group effects were found on all analyzed variables (P |
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