bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
12 Effects of increasing SID lysine (Lys) and metabolizable energy (ME) levels of lactation diets fed to young and multiparous sows
Authors: Boler Dustin , Perez Jeremy , Parr Eric , Welch Michael , Kyle Kelsey , Johnson Danielle , Neill Casey , Estrada Jorge 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Providing insufficient lysine to lactating sows can reduce piglet performance and subsequent farrowing performance of sows. Current SID lysine and ME recommendations for lactating sows are approximately 60 g/d and 20 Mcal/d, respectively. Because of variations in feed intake during lactation, a portion of sows do not meet recommended Lys intake levels. There is no clear understanding of the Lys:Calorie ratio when dietary energy is increased in the summer to ensure adequate caloric intake. The objective was to evaluate a potential advantage of feeding diets with SID Lys and energy levels that exceed recommendations to lactating sows. A total of 855 sows were fed during the summer of 2023 in 2×2 factorial arrangement of treatments in a randomized complete block design. Factors included SID lysine [low (0.85%) vs high (1.11%)] and ME [low (3,183 kcal/kg) vs high (3,334 kcal/kg)]. Diets were formulated to deliver 61 g of SID lysine at 0.85% inclusion to sows that consume 7.2 kg of complete feed per day. Primary outcome variables were sow body composition, lactation average daily feed intake (ADFI), average piglet weaning weight, and pre-wean mortality. There were no interactions between treatments (P &gt; 0.05). SID Lys intake was 61.2 and 76.4 g/d for low and high Lys, respectively (P &lt; 0.01). ME intake was 21.9 and 23.4 Mcal/d for low and high energy, respectively (P &lt; 0.01). Contrary to expectations, ADFI did not differ (P = 0.25) between sows fed the low- and high-energy diets, however, sows fed low lysine consumed 0.29 kg more feed (P &lt; 0.01) per day compared with sows fed high lysine. There were no differences (P ≥ 0.70) in the number of piglets born alive for any treatment group. Sows fed high energy had 0.27 fewer (P &lt; 0.01) still-born piglets per litter compared with sows fed low energy. Pre-wean mortality was also reduced (P = 0.05) by 0.76 percentage units in litters of sows fed the high-energy diet compared with litters of sows fed the low energy. Lysine level had no effects on farrowing and litter performance (P &gt; 0.05). Litters from sows fed the high-energy diet gained 1.2 kg more (P = 0.05) body weight during lactation and tended to result in litter-weaned weights that were 1.5 kg heavier (P = 0.06) than litters from sows fed the low-energy diet. Feeding a diet with a greater lysine concentration during lactation reduced feed intake but did not affect litter performance. In contrast, increasing dietary energy immediately before farrowing and during lactation did not affect sow feed intake but reduced pre-wean mortality and resulted in fewer still-born piglets, greater litter gains, and heavier litter weaning weights.
13 Impact of precision feeding during gestation on the productive career of sows over three reproductive parities
Authors: Sauvé Béatrice , Cloutier Laetitia , Galiot Lucie , Guay Frédéric , Dumas Gabrielle , Gaillard Charlotte , Dourmad Jean-Yves , Simongiovanni Aude , Gagnon Patrick 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of precision feeding during gestation on the career performances and longevity of sows, initially gilts, monitored over three successive reproductive cycles. Four isoenergetic treatments were compared: two conventional constant-concentration feeding strategies (0.53 % DIS Lys) with feed supply either constant (flat feeding; FF) or variable (bump feeding; BF), and two precision feeding strategies based on the InraPorc model applied considering either the mean weight by parity (PFP) or the individual weight of each sow at breeding (PFI). Four groups, representing 393 gilts, were followed from breeding to weaning over three cycles. Body weight and backfat depth were measured at breeding, 90 d of gestation, parturition, and weaning. Feed consumption was monitored daily. Litter variables were measured, including birth and weaning weight, mortality, and overall body weight gain. A mixed model was used to analyze differences between the four treatments using the sow as the experimental unit for performance analysis during the third reproductive cycles. For the analysis of the overall productive career over the three reproductive cycles, the performances of the two conventional strategies (with constant Lys DIS concentration feeding, CONV) were compared with the two precision feeding strategies (PF). During the third cycle, PFP and PFI sows had a lighter body weight at the beginning of gestation than the FF sows (P &lt; 0.01), but increased their body weight gain during gestation (P &lt; 0.001). Backfat loss in PFP and PFI sows during lactation was greater compared with BF sows (P = 0.05), FF sow being intermediate. PFP sows had a lower stillborn rate (P = 0.04) and tended to have less total piglet mortality (P = 0.06) than FF and BF sows. Over the three reproductive cycles, the stillborn rate and total piglet mortality were less in PF sows than in CONV sows (respectively -0.9 %; P = 0.02 and -1.5 %; P = 0.03). PF sows weaned more piglets during their three cycles than CONV sows did (+ 0.7; P = 0.03), with weaning litter weight gain also increasing for PF sows (+3.7 %; P = 0.02). The culling rate of gilts after three cycles did not differ significantly among treatments (P = 0.27), but tended to be greater for PF sows after one cycle (+4.9 %; P = 0.08). The results seem to show a lasting benefit of precision feeding for sows, with a decrease in piglet mortality during lactation, suggesting greater piglet viability without significantly decreasing sow longevity.
19 Evaluation of precision feeding standardized ileal digestible lysine to meet the requirements of lactating sows
Authors: Spinler Mikayla , Gebhardt Jordan T , DeRouchey Joel M , Tokach Mike D , Goodband Robert D , Frobose Hyatt , Uitermarkt Amanda , Woodworth Jason C 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Two experiments evaluated the effects of precision feeding lactating sows. In both experiments, sows were blocked by parity and allotted to treatment on d 2 of lactation. The first experiment included a total of 95 mixed parity sows and litters. Treatments included a control, NRC (2012), or INRA (2009) treatment curve. Sows on the NRC or INRA treatment curves received a blend of a low (0.25% SID Lys) and high (1.10% SID Lys) Lys diet using the Gestal Quattro Opti Feeder (Jyga Technologies, St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) to target specific SID Lys intake/d based on parity and litter size according to NRC and INRA models. Control sows received only the high Lys diet. Blend of the high and low Lys diets were adjusted every 2 d based on actual Lys intake to more closely meet target Lys intake (NRC and INRA curves). Control sows had greater (P &lt; 0.05) average Lys intake (76.7 g/d) compared with sows fed either NRC (53.1 g/d) or INRA (42.8 g/d) curves (Table). Pigs from sows fed the high Lys diet had greater (P &lt; 0.05) body weight at weaning and average daily gain (ADG) compared with pigs from sows fed INRA treatment, with NRC curve fed sows intermediate. Nitrogen excretion, estimated from NRC equations, was greatest (P &lt; 0.05) in sows fed the high Lys diet, followed by sows fed the NRC curve, and INRA curve sows the least. In Exp. 2, 56 mixed parity sows and litters were used. Treatments included a control where sows were provided a high Lys (1.10% SID Lys) diet and two treatments where sows were fed either a static or dynamic blend of a low (0.40 % SID Lys) and high Lys diet to target a specific SID Lys intake/d based on parity and litter size. The dynamic curve blend was adjusted based on actual Lys intake every 2 d to reach target Lys intake while the static curve was not adjusted. Lysine intake curves were based on the NRC (2012), but targets were increased by 20% to reach an average Lys intake of 60 g/d across parities. Control sows had greater Lys intake (P &lt; 0.05; 77.7 g/d) compared with sows fed the blend curves, with no differences between the two blend curves (P &gt; 0.05; 60.1 vs. 59.7 g/d). There were no differences (P &gt; 0.05) observed in litter size, piglet or litter weight at weaning, or ADG. Estimated nitrogen excretion was greater (P &lt; 0.05) for sows on the control diet compared with both blend curves. These data would suggest that 60 g/d of SID Lys is sufficient to maximize litter weight gain for litter sizes of 13.5 weaned piglets. Overall, feed blending can be used to decrease N excretion while achieving similar performance compared with feeding a standard high Lys diet.
17 Effect of branched-chain amino acids on lactating sow and piglet performance
Authors: Humphrey Dalton C , Haydon Keith D , Greiner Laura L 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Sows (n = 360 PIC 1050 and Genesus) were used to investigate the effect of various branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) levels on sow lactation and litter growth performance. Upon entering the farrowing room, sows were blocked by parity group (P0, P2, P3+) and randomly assigned to one of six dietary treatments containing various levels of BCAA. Experimental diets were formulated to various standardized ileal digestible (SID) leucine, isoleucine, and valine levels by replacing cornstarch with L-leucine, L-isoleucine, and L-valine. Levels of the BCAA were expressed as ratios to SID lysine and were formulated at 114 or 180 for Leu, 56 or 64 for Ile, and 64 or 120 for Val. Diets were formulated to be isocaloric (3.23 Mcal ME/kg) and met or exceeded all other NRC (2012) essential amino acid and vitamin and mineral recommendations. Sow body weight (BW), backfat, and body condition score were recorded at the time of entry into the farrowing room and at the time of weaning. Piglet litter weights were recorded after cross-fostering and at weaning to determine litter growth rate. Data were analyzed using generalized linear mixed models with fixed effects of dietary treatment and parity group and a random effect of lactation group. The models were fit using R version 4.3.1 (R Core Team, 2023). The sow and her litter were the experimental unit, and results were considered significant if P ≤ 0.05 and a tendency if 0.05 &lt; P ≤ 0.10. Sows nursed piglets for 21.3 d (P = 0.998). The mean parity by treatment ranged from 3.8 to 3.9 (P = 0.999). After farrowing, the mean estimated sow BW was 219 kg, with a range between treatments of 216 to 221 kg (P = 0.651). On average, sows gained 2.82% of their BW (P = 0.696) with an average daily feed intake (ADFI) of 8.75 kg/d (P = 0.932). However, as expected, sow Leu, Ile, Val, and total BCAA intakes were different across treatments (P ≤ 0.001). Sows entered the farrowing house with an average of 11.50 mm of backfat (P = 0.919) and lost 6.04% backfat through lactation (P = 0.667). Sows started the trial with an average of 14.1 piglets/sow (P = 0.967) and weaned 12.6 piglets per sow (P = 0.981) with a piglet average daily gain of 0.22 kg/d (P = 0.193) and a daily litter growth rate of 2.89 kg/d (P = 0.291). In conclusion, there was no evidence of an effect of the various leucine, isoleucine, and valine levels evaluated in this study on lactating sow and piglet performance.
22 Feeding the early gestating gilt during heat stress: Implications towards fetal viability, growth, and development
Authors: Byrd MaryKate , Stewart Kara R , Pasternak Jonathan A , Johnson Jay S 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Gestational heat stress (GHS) directly impacts litter development and viability and has long term negative postnatal effects on offspring. However, current data on the interactions between GHS, maternal feed energy partitioning, and fetal development measures in pigs are limited. Therefore, the study objective was to gain a greater understanding of how early GHS influences fetal development and viability and whether maternal feed energy partitioning has a role. Gestating gilts (n = 23) were exposed to thermoneutral (TN; n = 11; 18.5 ± 1.2°C) or heat stress (HS; n = 12; cyclic 26 to 38°C) conditions beginning on d 6.0 ± 0.9 of gestation to 33.0 ± 1.7. The HS treatments resulted in greater (P &lt; 0.05) respiration rates and body temperature and HS gilts grew faster (P &lt; 0.05; 0.5 ± 0.1 kg/d) than TN gilts (0.3 ± 0.1 kg/d) as previously reported. Pregnant gilts were individually housed and limit-fed a standard gestating gilt diet (1.82 kg/d; 4.39 Mcal NE intake/d). On gestation d 33 ± 1.7, gilts were harvested and reproductive tract weight, corpus luteum (CL) counts, and fetal weights and counts were recorded. Additionally, fetal images were taken with a digital camera to assess fetal length, width, crown rump length (CRL), and viability using Image J. Fetuses were considered nonviable if CRL was more than 2 standard deviations less than the mean litter CRL or had irregular anatomical traits. All data were analyzed using PROC GLIMMIX with either pregnant gilt as the experimental unit for litter-based measures or individual fetus as the experimental unit for fetal based measures. Gilt NE intake efficiency [average daily gain (ADG); NE intake) was greater for HS (P = 0.04; 0.11 ± 0.01) when compared with TN gilts (0.07 ± 0.01). No fetal ADG (P = 0.26; 0.12 ± 0.04 g/d) or fetal ADG; gilt NE intake differences (P = 0.26; 0.03 ± 0.01) were detected between treatments. Total fetuses per CL were decreased for HS gilts (P = 0.01; 0.72 ± 0.03 fetuses) when compared with TN gilts (0.85 ± 0.04 fetuses). Viable fetuses per CL were reduced for HS gilts (P = 0.05; 0.69 ± 0.01 fetuses) when compared with TN gilts (0.80 ± 0.04 fetuses). The difference between total CL count and total fetuses per gilt tended to be increased for HS (P = 0.08; 6 ± 1 fetus) versus TN gilts (4 ± 1 fetus). No other fetal differences were observed (P &gt; 0.10). In conclusion, early GHS improved gilt growth performance and NE efficiency, but resulted in decreased fertilization rates and reduced fetal viability and had no impact on fetal growth and development.
14 Effects of increasing daily dietary standardized ileal digestible lysine intake of gilts and sows during d 35 to 112 of gestation on reproductive performance
Authors: Vier Carine M , Orlando Weasley A , Diaz Julia A Calderon , Estrada Jorge , Camp Jordi , Cast Wayne R , Dritz Steve , Zaragoza Luis E , Lu Ning , Peterson Beau , Boler Dustin , Parr Eric 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Our objective was to determine the effects of increasing daily dietary standardized ileal digestible (SID) lysine (Lys) intake during d 35 to 112 of gestation on sow and litter performance. A total of 704 gilts and sows (PIC Camborough) were used. Females were group-housed after d 35 of gestation and individually fed with electronic sow feeders (ESF). At d 35 of gestation, females were balanced for body weight (BW) and caliper scores within parity categories, and randomly allotted to 1 of 4 treatments. Treatments consisted of increasing daily dietary SID Lys intake (11.1, 13.5, 16.1, and 18.5 g/d). Both gilts and sows received 2.37 kg/d of a gestation diet containing 3.17 Mcal of ME/kg, which was estimated to avoid feeding females below their maintenance requirements throughout the entire gestation. Treatments were achieved by different blend of low (0.47% SID Lys) and high (0.78% SID Lys) Lys diets via ESF based on the set feed allowance for females. Sow was the experimental unit and data were analyzed using generalized linear mixed models with the lmer and glmerfunctions of R, considering treatment, parity, and their interaction as fixed effects. There was no evidence (P &gt; 0.10) of treatment and parity interaction for any response criteria. Body weight at d 112 of gestation and BW change from d 35 to 112 of gestation increased (linear; P &lt; 0.05) with increasing daily dietary SID Lys intake (Table 1). No evidence for SID Lys treatment differences were observed for BW at weaning or BW change during lactation (P &gt; 0.10). There was no evidence (P &gt; 0.10) for treatment differences on caliper score (CS) at d 35 of gestation, d 112 of gestation, at weaning, or CS changes during gestation and lactation. There was no evidence for treatment difference on total born, percentage stillbirth and percentage of mummified fetuses (P &gt; 0.10). However, there was a marginal reduction in percentage born alive piglets (quadratic, P = 0.056), with the least proportion of piglets born alive observed in females receiving 16.1g of daily SID Lys intake from d35 to d112 of gestation. Increasing daily dietary SID Lys intake during d 35 to 112 of gestation did not affect piglet birth weight, piglet average daily gain during lactation, proportion of removed pigs, and proportion of dead pigs during lactation. In summary, increasing daily dietary SID Lys intake during d35-to-112 of gestation increased female BW; however, no evidence of benefits was observed for female reproductive performance and litter performance during lactation.
20 Effects of a stabilized fish oil on boar semen quality when fed during summer months
Authors: Didion Bradley A , Hundley Jamie , Kleve-Feld Michael , Gall Tom , Vier Carine M , Middleton Amanda , Orlando Weasley A , Lu Ning , Ballard Malcom , Cast Wayne R , Parsley Mike , Dritz Steve , Burgess Kent 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feeding a stabilized fish oil source to different genetic lines on boar semen quality. A total of 127 boars representing three genetic lines (PIC 337, PIC 800, and PIC L03; Hendersonville, TN) at a commercial boar stud were balanced by age, body condition, and previous semen quality and randomly allotted to one of two dietary treatments within genetic line. Boars were assigned to either receive Control; a daily top dress of 32g of corn starch; or Fish oil; a daily top dress of 32g of Salmate DHA+ (The Ballard Group, 2407 Ashland Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45206 USA) to provide 2.38 g of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The top-dress supplementation was provided by placing it on top of the daily ration of feed for each individual boar on the floor once each day immediately after their feed has been delivered to them. Supplementation lasted for 16 wk from June-September, 2023 during which weekly semen collection was performed. Semen was evaluated at the stud for concentration and motility parameters using computer assisted semen analysis. Data was analyzed using generalized linear mixed models with the lmer and glmer functions of R. Boar was the experimental unit, with dietary treatment, genetic line, and their interaction tested as fixed effects while age at collection served as a covariate. Boar nested within treatment combinations was used as a random effect to account for repeated measurements within the same boar. There was no evidence (P &gt; 0.10) for dietary treatment by genetic line interaction for any response criteria (Table 1). There was no evidence of fish oil supplementation effects (P &gt; 0.10) on semen volume, concentration, total sperm cells per ejaculate, percentage of accepted ejaculates, or number of doses produced per accepted ejaculate. There was no evidence of fish oil supplementation effects (P &gt; 0.10) on percentage motile sperm cells, or percentage of proximal and distal droplets and abnormal tails. Line 800 boars had the least (P &lt; 0.05) semen volume, but greatest (P &lt; 0.05) sperm concentration, resulting in no evidence for differences (P &gt; 0.10) between the three genetic lines in total sperm cells per ejaculate. Line 03 boars had increased (P &lt; 0.05) percentage of rejected ejaculates as well as decreased number of doses produced per accepted ejaculate (P &lt; 0.05) compared with lines 337 and 800 boars. There was no evidence for differences (P &gt; 0.10) in sperm motility, proximal and distal droplets, or abnormal tails between the three genetic lines. In summary, maternal line boars had an increased proportion of rejected ejaculates per boar and a decreased number of doses produced compared with terminal line boars. Feeding a stabilized fish oil to provide 2.38 g of DHA did not improve semen during summer months.
15 Effects of post-MSC DDGS inclusion in gestation diets compared with other fiber sources on in vitro gas and volatile fatty acid production
Authors: Shipman Garrin , Palencia Jorge Y Perez , Hong Jinsu , Herrick Kevin J , Jolly-Breithaupt Melissa L , Levesque Crystal L 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
In vitro fermentation has been used to characterize hindgut fermentation of fibrous ingredients fed to grower pigs. However, there is little to no work investigating hindgut fermentation of fibrous feedtuffs in gestating sows, who have greater fermentative capacity compared with grower pigs. The objective of this study was to characterize hindgut gas production and volatile fatty acids (VFA) following in vitro fermentation using fecal inoculum collected from the sows when fed either post-protein separation dried-distiller’s grains with solubles (post-MSC DDGS), soyhulls, or sugar beet pulp. Pregnant sows (n = 22; parity 0 to 1; body weigh = 190 ± 10 kg) were allocated to 1 of 6 dietary treatments in a crossover design with two collection periods (period 1 from d 40-59 of gestation and period 2 from d 60-79 of gestation) to attain at least 7 observations per treatment. Two of the six diets were practical corn-soybean meal-based gestation diets with either soyhulls (17.5% inclusion) or post-MSC DDGS (15% inclusion). The remaining four diets included a corn-basal diet and the basal diet plus 30% inclusion of post-MSC DDGS, soyhulls, or sugar beet pulp. Sows were fed experimental diets (2.2 kg/d in a single feeding) in two 20 d collection periods. For in vitro fermentation, fresh fecal samples were collected on d 16 of each collection period, prepared as inoculum, and subjected to the gas production measurement technique through in vitro fermentation. Supernatant residue from the in vitro fermentation was subjected to VFA analysis by gas chromatography. Data were analyzed with ANOVA and fixed to a mixed linear model using treatment as the main effect and collection period as a random variable. Total gas production of the practical diet containing post-MSC DDGS diet was 132 ml/g less (P = 0.03) than the practical soyhull diet. While the total concentration of total VFA did not differ between practical diets, the concentration of isovalerate tended to be greater for the post-MSC DDGS diet compared with the soyhull diet (P = 0.09). Total gas production was 140 and 375 mg/L less for the post-MSC DDGS than soyhulls and sugar beet pulp, respectively (P &lt; 0.01). The concentrations of butyrate and isovalerate (relative to total VFA) were approximately 7 and 2%, respectively, greater for the post-MSC DDGS than in the soyhulls or sugar beet pulp fermentation residues (P &lt; 0.05). Concentrations of other VFA relative to total VFA did not differ between fiber sources. In conclusion, post-MSC DDGS can contribute to sustainable swine production when fed to gestating by lowering total gas production and being a source of volatile fatty acids.