Effect of rapeseed meal supplementation to gestation diet on reproductive performance, blood profiles and milk composition of sows

Autor: H. B. Choi, J. S. Hong, S. S. Jin, S. W. Jung, J. C. Jang, J. H. Jeong, Y. Y. Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 386-394 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1011-2367
1976-5517
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.17.0015
Popis: Objective This experiment evaluated the effect of dietary supplementation levels of rapeseed meal (RSM) in gestation diets on reproductive performance, blood profiles, milk composition of sows, and growth of their progeny. Methods A total of 55 mixed-parity sows (Yorkshire×Landrace; average parity = 3.82) with an initial body weight (BW) of 193.0 kg were used in this experiment. Sows were allotted to one of 5 treatments at breeding based on BW and backfat thickness in a completely randomized design. Treatments consisted of dietary RSM supplementation levels (0%, 3%, 6%, 9%, and 12%) in gestation diets. During lactation all sows were fed a common lactation diet with no RSM supplementation. Results Body weight, backfat thickness, litter size, lactation feed intake, and milk composition of sows, and growth of their progeny were not different among dietary treatments. In blood profiles, a quadratic increase (Quadratic, p
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