Abstracts - Nutrition

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.

Proper amounts of sugar beet pulp in weanling diets may improve post-weaning performance.

Consumption of nursery starter feeds containing high concentrations of ZnO is associated with post-weaning anemia.

A high dietary amylose/amylopectin ratio improves growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality in finishing pigs.

The IR method ascertains whether piglets are receiving adequate maternal antibodies until their own immune systems are developed.

A proper feed restriction during rearing period may be a successful strategy to reduce lameness in gilts.

Results show that, expressed as per kg of BW, replacing SBM with RSM in finishing pig diets marginally decreased global warming potential (GWP) and energy use (EU) but decreased land use (LU) up to 12%.

Pigs performed equivalent in both systems, but from an animal welfare view we recommend dry feed to growing pigs.

In conclusion, 0.70 SID Val : Lys is suggested as the Val requirement for 8 to 14 kg individually housed pigs.

The results presented here demonstrate a possible use for recombinant S. cerevisiae expressing viral proteins as an oral vaccine against PCV2.

Wheat bran inclusion increases hindgut fermentation ileal and faecal digestibility and weight gain in growing pigs.

Dietary Lys restriction during finisher period in pigs impaired growth performances and was not successful to increase the carcass fat deposition, although it could have positive effects on the intramuscular fat proportion of pork.

Creep-feed and milk formula before weaning improves post-weaning performance.

Carcass quality it is age and weight dependent at weaning.

Sow dietary supplementation with aniseed extract during late gestation and lactation improves milk yield and litter performance.

The use of low energy and high fiber diets reduces the degree of saturation in the fatty acid profile of pork fat.

Diet deprivation and subsequent over-allowance during gestation does not impair postnatal piglet growth.

The overall conclusion is that the nutritional value of alternative diets with NSP-rich ingredients can be improved by fermentation and concurrent addition of NSP–degrading enzymes.

The probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum and prebiotic lactulose in the diet enhanced serum antibody responses to S. Typhimurium infection.

Prediction of dietary nutrient digestibility in pigs by NIRS analysis of fecal content could be used as a suitable tool for swine nutrition.