Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the benefit of a peat-based additive in reducing the neonatal diarrhoea of piglets, according to sow's parity. From five consecutive batches, a total of 100 Large White x Landrace sows [50 primiparous (PR) and 50 multiparous (ML)] were randomly allocated to the control (CTR) or treated (TRT) group. The peat additive was provided to TRT piglets from the day of birth to day 7 of life (6 g/day/head). Overall, PR group resulted in lower piglets performance with higher enteric disease incidence compared with ML group. Compared with ML, PR sows had lower BCS at weaning (P < .001), fewer total piglets born, lower average piglet weaning weight (P < .01) and higher incidence of deaths due to enteric disease (P < .05). Regardless parity, TRT group showed a fewer number of litters affected by enteric disease (P < .05). No significant interaction between sow parity and treatment was observed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 708-714 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Animal Research |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Animal Science and Zoology
- General Veterinary
Keywords
- Enteric disease
- Feed additive
- Peat
- Suckling piglet
