Effects of Feeding High Fiber Diet in Gestation on Farrowing Performance of Sows and Growth Performance of Offspring Piglets

  • DIAO Xinying ,
  • YANG Xu ,
  • LI Fen ,
  • ZHANG Xixi ,
  • NIU Jiakuan ,
  • MA Sen ,
  • WANG Zhichang ,
  • CUI Yalei ,
  • SHI Yinghua
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  • 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    2. Henan Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Grassland Resources, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    3. Henan Forage Engineering Technology Research Center, Zhengzhou 450002, China

Received date: 2021-08-26

  Online published: 2022-04-14

Abstract

In this experiment, the effects of feeding high fiber diet in gestation on farrowing performance of sows and growth performance of offspring piglets were studied. Forty binary multiparous sows were selected and randomly divided into 2 groups (20 replicates in each group and 1 sow in each replicate) according to the principle of consistent backfat and parity, which were named control group and high fiber group. The sows in the control group and high fiber group were fed basal diet (crude fiber level was 3.85%) and high fiber diet (crude fiber level was 5.02%), respectively. After entering the delivery room on day 107 of gestation, the sows in the 2 groups were fed the same lactation diet and were free to eat. During the test, the sows were recorded fat thickness at day 49, day 84, day 110 of gestation, day 14 of lactation, and the day of weaning. The farrowing performance of sows was recorded during farrowing, and the growth performance of piglets was recorded during the lactation period. The test started at sow breeding and finished until weighing (21 days after delivery). The results showed as follows:1) compared with the control group, the backfat thickness in each stage, the backfat deposition during gestation and the backfat loss during lactation of sows in high fiber group had no significant changes (P>0.05). 2) Compared with the control group, the number of healthy litters of sows in the high fiber group was significantly increased P<0.05), the litter birth weight of piglets in the high fiber group was significantly increased (P<0.01), and the number of live litters in the high fiber group tended to increase (P=0.058), but there were no significant effects on the total litter size, the number of live litters and the birth individual weight (P>0.05). The intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) rate of piglets in the high fiber group was lower than that in the control group; compared with the control group, the healthy litter rate of the high fiber group did not change significantly (P>0.05), but it was higher than that of the control group. 3) The proportion of piglets weighing less than 1.0 kg in the control group and the high fiber group were 12.76% and 5.45%, respectively; piglets weighing 1.0 to 1.2 kg had a higher proportion in the control group than that in the high fiber group; the proportion of piglets weighing 1.2 to 1.8 kg in the high fiber group was higher than that in the control group; the proportion of piglets weighing more than 1.8 kg in the high fiber group was higher than that in the control group. 4) The litter weight of 7 days of age, individual weight of 7 days of age, litter weight of 14 days of age, individual weight of 14 days of age, litter weight of weaning and individual weight of weaning of piglets in the high fiber group were extremely significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.01). Therefore, feeding high fiber diet in gestation can improve the farrowing performance of sows and the growth performance of piglets.

Cite this article

DIAO Xinying , YANG Xu , LI Fen , ZHANG Xixi , NIU Jiakuan , MA Sen , WANG Zhichang , CUI Yalei , SHI Yinghua . Effects of Feeding High Fiber Diet in Gestation on Farrowing Performance of Sows and Growth Performance of Offspring Piglets[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(4) : 2229 -2237 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.04.019

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