Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their Offspring
Various fats are used in swine diets as sources of energy and essential fatty acids. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of fat supplementation during gestation on reproductive performance, milk composition of sows and intestinal development of their offspring. Fifty sows were randomly allocated int...
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| author | Xie Peng Chuan Yan Liang Hu Yan Liu Qin Xu Ru Wang Linlin Qin Cheng Wu Zhengfeng Fang Yan Lin Shengyu Xu Bin Feng Yong Zhuo Jian Li De Wu Lianqiang Che |
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| description | Various fats are used in swine diets as sources of energy and essential fatty acids. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of fat supplementation during gestation on reproductive performance, milk composition of sows and intestinal development of their offspring. Fifty sows were randomly allocated into two groups receiving the control (CON) and high-fat diets (HF diet) during gestation. After farrowing, all sows received the same lactation diet and were fed ad libitum until weaning at day 20 of lactation. The results showed that being fed the HF diet did not markedly improve the performance of sows and their offspring. However, the HF diet increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) the colostrum contents of protein and no-fat solids, and the plasma concentration of prolactin at farrowing. Moreover, piglets born of sows fed the HF diet had higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05) jejunal villous height, as well as deeper (<i>p</i> < 0.05) jejunal and colonic crypt depths compared with piglets born of sows fed the CON diet. In addition, piglets born of sows fed the HF diet had markedly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) mRNA abundances of innate immunity-related genes on toll-like receptor 4 (<i>TLR-4</i>), toll-like receptor 9 (<i>TLR-9</i>) and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (<i>MyD88</i>) in ileum compared with piglets born of sows fed the CON diet. These findings indicated that dietary fat supplementation during gestation did not markedly improve the performance of sows and their offspring, but improved colostrum quality and concentration of prolactin on the day of farrowing, associated with modifications of intestinal morphology and innate immunity of their offspring. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f97f6fabd1748aa8c8509415e93efd72022-12-21T17:17:57ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152019-03-019412510.3390/ani9040125ani9040125Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their OffspringXie Peng0Chuan Yan1Liang Hu2Yan Liu3Qin Xu4Ru Wang5Linlin Qin6Cheng Wu7Zhengfeng Fang8Yan Lin9Shengyu Xu10Bin Feng11Yong Zhuo12Jian Li13De Wu14Lianqiang Che15Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaVarious fats are used in swine diets as sources of energy and essential fatty acids. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of fat supplementation during gestation on reproductive performance, milk composition of sows and intestinal development of their offspring. Fifty sows were randomly allocated into two groups receiving the control (CON) and high-fat diets (HF diet) during gestation. After farrowing, all sows received the same lactation diet and were fed ad libitum until weaning at day 20 of lactation. The results showed that being fed the HF diet did not markedly improve the performance of sows and their offspring. However, the HF diet increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) the colostrum contents of protein and no-fat solids, and the plasma concentration of prolactin at farrowing. Moreover, piglets born of sows fed the HF diet had higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05) jejunal villous height, as well as deeper (<i>p</i> < 0.05) jejunal and colonic crypt depths compared with piglets born of sows fed the CON diet. In addition, piglets born of sows fed the HF diet had markedly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) mRNA abundances of innate immunity-related genes on toll-like receptor 4 (<i>TLR-4</i>), toll-like receptor 9 (<i>TLR-9</i>) and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (<i>MyD88</i>) in ileum compared with piglets born of sows fed the CON diet. These findings indicated that dietary fat supplementation during gestation did not markedly improve the performance of sows and their offspring, but improved colostrum quality and concentration of prolactin on the day of farrowing, associated with modifications of intestinal morphology and innate immunity of their offspring.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/4/125oilcolostrumreproductionintestinesowpiglets |
| spellingShingle | Xie Peng Chuan Yan Liang Hu Yan Liu Qin Xu Ru Wang Linlin Qin Cheng Wu Zhengfeng Fang Yan Lin Shengyu Xu Bin Feng Yong Zhuo Jian Li De Wu Lianqiang Che Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their Offspring Animals oil colostrum reproduction intestine sow piglets |
| title | Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their Offspring |
| title_full | Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their Offspring |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their Offspring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their Offspring |
| title_short | Effects of Fat Supplementation during Gestation on Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition of Sows and Intestinal Development of Their Offspring |
| title_sort | effects of fat supplementation during gestation on reproductive performance milk composition of sows and intestinal development of their offspring |
| topic | oil colostrum reproduction intestine sow piglets |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/4/125 |
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