Effects of soft pellet creep feed on pre-weaning and post-weaning performance and intestinal development in piglets

Authors :: Chen Hao
Wang Chunwei
Wang You
Zhu Aixia
Wan Meng
Chen Yilin
Zhu Jiadong
Source :: Animal Bioscience, Animal Bioscience, Vol 34, Iss 4, Pp 714-723 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Asian Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies, 2021.
Abstract: Objective: This study aimed to determine the effects of soft pellet creep feed (SPCF) on growth performance and intestinal development in piglets.Methods: A total of 18 sows and their litters of crossbred piglets (14±2 days, 3.73±0.72 kg) were assigned to one of three dietary groups receiving i) powder creep feed (PCF), ii) hard pellet creep feed (HPCF) or iii) SPCF during the pre-weaning period. After weaning, piglets were selected for continuous evaluation of the three diets on growth performance and intestinal health.Results: In the pre-weaning period, the average daily feed intake and average daily dry matter intake were significantly higher in the SPCF group than the HPCF group (pClostridium, Enterobacter and Escherichia coli were also observed in the SPCF group, and the sucrase and maltase activity was higher (p

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