Effect of Energy Intake Prior to Parturition on Milk Lipids and Survival Rate, Thermostability and Carcass Composition of Piglets

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Three trials were conducted to study the effect of feeding additional energy in the form of corn starch or corn oil to sows from 109th day of pregnancy to parturition on milk lipids, survival rate, thermostability and carcass composition of piglets. Sows receiving corn oil had a 90% survival rate for piglets at 21 days of age which was a higher but not significantly different percentage than was observed for either the corn starch or control group. A higher (P < .05) precent of piglets under 1,000 g birth weight in the corn oil group survived to 21 days. Piglets in the corn oil group had more (P < .05) carcass lipids, while percent carcass moisture, ash and crude protein were not affected significantly by treatment. Thermostability of 6-hr.-old piglets was not affected (P < .05) by treatment, but piglets in the corn oil group were more (P < .05) thermostable at 54 hr. of age than the control and corn starch piglets. Copyright © 1974. American Society of Animal Science . Copyright 1974 by American Society of Animal Science.

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: