Feeding Sows Lucerne, or Diets with Similar Energy and Nutritional Profiles to Lucerne, Improves the Pre-Weaning Performance of Piglets

Feeding Sows Lucerne, or Diets with Similar Energy and Nutritional Profiles to Lucerne, Improves the Pre-Weaning Performance of Piglets

Feeding fibre and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) to sows during late gestation and lactation, respectively, have been shown to improve litter weights at weaning. Therefore, supplementing primiparous sow diets with lucerne chaff, a feedstuff high in fibre, BCAA and tryptophan, may improve the perf...

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Main Authors: Udani A. Wijesiriwardana, Kate J. Plush, Sally Tritton, John R. Pluske, Jeremy J. Cottrell, Frank R. Dunshea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
gilt progeny
lucerne
primiparous sow
weaning weights
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1146

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