Effect of various levels of milk by-products on growth performance, blood profiles, and intestinal morphology of weaned pigs.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the effects of varying levels of milk by-products in weaned pigs' diets on growth performance, blood profiles, diarrhea incidence, and intestinal morphology.
Results Summary
Increasing milk by-product content in the diet improved growth performance (body weight, daily gain, feed intake, and feed efficiency) linearly, but no differences were observed in blood profiles, diarrhea incidence, or gut health across treatment levels.
Population
Weaned pigs (Yorkshire × Landrace × Duroc) with an average initial body weight of 5.97 ± 1.53 kg.
Effective Dosage
Phase 1: 5%, 10%, 20%, or 30%; Phase 2: 0%, 5%, 10%, or 15% of milk by-products in the diet.
Duration
5 weeks.
Interactions
None mentioned.
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | increase | BW | weaned pigs | - | Linear increase | #1 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | increase | average daily gain | weaned pigs | - | Linear increase | #2 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | increase | average daily feed intake | weaned pigs | - | Linear increase | #3 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | increase | gain to feed ratio | weaned pigs | - | Linear increase | #4 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | no change | blood urea nitrogen | weaned pigs | - | no differences | #5 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | no change | insulin like growth factor 1 | weaned pigs | - | no differences | #6 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | no change | immunoglobulin A and G | weaned pigs | - | no differences | #7 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | no change | diarrhea incidence | weaned pigs | - | no differences | #8 |
various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet | no change | intestinal morphology | weaned pigs | - | no differences | #9 |
Increasing milk by-product content in the diets of weaned pigs | increase | growth performance | weaned pigs | - | improved | #10 |
high or low level of milk by-product content | no change | blood profiles | nursery pigs | - | did not negatively affect | #11 |
high or low level of milk by-product content | no change | diarrhea incidence | nursery pigs | - | did not negatively affect | #12 |
high or low level of milk by-product content | no change | gut health | nursery pigs | - | did not negatively affect | #13 |
This experiment was conducted to evaluate various levels of milk by-products in weaned pig's diet on growth performance, blood profiles, diarrhea incidence, and intestinal morphology of weaned pigs. A total of 160 weaned pigs ([Yorkshire × Landrace] × Duroc), average 5.97 ± 1.53 kg body weight (BW), were allotted to 1 of 4 treatments in 5 replications with 8 pigs per pen by BW. Pigs were fed each treatment diet with various levels of milk by-products (phase 1: 5%, 10%, 20% or 30%; phase 2: 0%, 5%, 10% or 15%) for 5 weeks. Linear increase of BW, average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and gain to feed ratio with increasing milk by-products was observed in whole experimental period (linear response, p < 0.05). In blood profiles, however, there were no differences in blood urea nitrogen, insulin like growth factor 1, and immunoglobulin A and G among the treatments. In addition, no differences were found in diarrhea incidence and intestinal morphology. In conclusion Increasing milk by-product content in the diets of weaned pigs improved growth performance but high or low level of milk by-product content did not negatively affect blood profiles, diarrhea incidence, and gut health of nursery pigs.