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A high-energy diet and spirulina supplementation during pre-gestation, gestation, and lactation do not affect the reproductive and lactational performance of primiparous sows (2022)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Lugarà, Rosamaria

Grześkowiak, Łukasz (WE 4)

Zentek, Jürgen (WE 4)

Meese, Susanne

Kreuzer, Michael

Giller, Katrin

Quelle

Animals

Bandzählung: 12

Heftzählung: 9

Seiten: Artikel 1171

ISSN: 2076-2615

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1171

DOI: 10.3390/ani12091171

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Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Feeding high-energy (HED) or high-fat diets during gestation and lactation to pigs may help cover the energy requirements of high-prolific sows but may also adversely affect their reproductive performance. The microalga Arthrospira plantensis (Sp), rich in bioactive compounds, has been described to exert beneficial health effects. The present study investigated the effects of HED and Sp intake during gestation and lactation in pigs. Twenty-four primiparous crossbred sows were fed either a HED or a control diet. Half of the sows per group were supplemented with 20 g/day of Sp. Despite a higher gross energy intake, consuming the HED did not affect the sows’ reproductive and lactational performance but significantly modified the colostrum fatty acid (FA) composition and tended to decrease the number of weaned piglets. The Sp supplementation did not affect the reproduction and lactation traits, but slightly affected the colostrum FA composition. A trend was observed for an interaction of diet and Sp in terms of offspring sex ratio with a 50% lower male-to-female ratio in the HED group compared to all other animals. These findings suggest that an HED and Sp intake hardly influence reproduction in sows. However, the HED modified the colostrum FA composition, whereas the Sp had only fewer effects, which may potentially affect offspring performance.