Abstracts - Nutrition

A minimum dietary intake of both α-linolenic and linoleic acid is required for the modern lactating sow to achieve a maximum reproductive outcome.

In terms of carcass quality, crude protein and essential amino acids could be reduced in finishing diets.

The administration of an additional injection of 200 mg of gleptoferron at 2-weeks of age increased piglet Hb.

The use of pelleted diets improved feed efficiency but increased pig culls and ulceration but not, if mash and pelled is altered.

Piglet performance at weaning may be affected by the inclusion of vegetal oils susceptible to peroxidation.

Crude glycerine fed in heavy pig diets does not affect carcass and meat quality.

Sow feed intake is limited at high temperature in ad libitum fed sows during lactation but, betaine supplemented sows may show higher feed intake during this period .

The Brix refractometer provides a simple, fast and inexpensive estimation of colostrum IgG in sows.

Orange pulp and carob meal fibre could decrease NH3 y CH4 emissions from slurry.

Duration of water restriction did not affect water consumption on a 24-h basis, nursing behaviour or performance.

No different bioavalilability is observed between dl-Met and l-Met for piglets.

Drinkers suppression it not recommended in growing-finishing pigs fed with liquid diets.

Current results confirmed that teats used in first lactation produce more milk in second lactation, and that piglets are able to detect this difference.

Feed presentation in crumbles or mash for does not affect sow and litter performance.

An abrupt change between diet forms on finishing pigs can affect growth performance.

Barley may be a suitable cereal to replace wheat in starter dies for piglets.

Crossbreed and energy level affects growth performance and carcass quality.

Colostrum production and immunoglobulin concentrations to conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation.

Crude protein restriction during the growing period may have a positive impact on meat characteristics for dry-cured products.

Oral administration of 50 mg/kg BW NCG to newborn piglets improved growth performance, increased the endogenous synthesis of arginine and arginine family of amino acids, jejunal lactase activity and cecal Lactobacillus spp. numbers, and stimulated secretion of ileal sIgA.

Catechins may exert a successful antioxidative capacity in early gestation improving sow reproductive performance.

High inclusion of soybean hulls may be used in finishing diets without without a negative impact on performance.

Energy supplementation to neonatal piglets of low birth weight may reduce piglet mortality.

Xylanases supplementation of pig diets based coproducts from wheat and corn may improve performance during the growing period.