Supplying dextrose before insemination and L-arginine during the last third of pregnancy in sow diets: Effects on within-litter variation of piglet birth weight

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1445-1450

  Quesnel, H ^a,b   Quiniou, N ^c   Roy, H ^d   Lottin, A ^c   Boulot, S ^c   Gondret, F ^a,b  

^a PEGASE   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c IFIP Institut du Porc   (France)

^d Chambre d'Agriculture de Bretagne Pôle Recherche Appliquée Technopôle Atalante Champeaux   (France)

Author keywords

Arginine; Birth weight; Dextrose; Piglet; Sow; Within litter variation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUCOSE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

EID: 84896910537     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6701     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Bérard, J., and G. Bee. 2010. Effects of dietary L-arginine supplementation to gilts during early gestation on foetal survival, growth and myofiber formation. Animal 4:1680-1687.
2. Damgaard, L. H., L. Rydhmer, P. Løvendahl, and K. Grandison. 2003. Genetic parameters for within-litter variation in piglet birth weight and change in within-litter variation during suckling. J. Anim. Sci. 81:604-610.
3. Dourmad, J. Y., M. Etienne, A. Valancogne, S. Dubois, J. van Milgen, and J. Noblet. 2008. InraPorc: A model and decision support tool for the nutrition of sows. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 143:372-386.
4. Dwyer, C. M., N. C. Stickland, and J. M. Fletcher. 1994. The influence of maternal nutrition on muscle fiber number development in the porcine fetus and on subsequent postnatal growth. J. Anim. Sci. 72:911-917.
5. Eva Pig. 2008. Evaluation of pig feeds. www.evapig.com.
6. Foxcroft, G. R., M. D. Vinsky, F. Paradis, W. Y. See, S. C. Town, C. T. Putman, M. K. Dyck, and W. T. Dixon. 2007. Macroenvironment effects on oocytes and embryos in swine. Theriogenology 68:S30-S39.
7. Gao, K., Z. Jiang, Y. Lin, C. Zheng, G. Zhou, F. Chen, L. Yang, and G. Wu. 2012. Dietary L-arginine supplementation enhances placental growth and reproductive performance in sows. Amino Acids 42:2207-2214.
8. Hazeleger, W., P. Ramaekers, C. Smits, and B. Kemp. 2007. Influence of nutritional factors on placenta growth and piglet imprinting. In: J. Wiseman, M. A. Varley, S. McOrist, and B. Kemp, editors, Paradigms in pig science. Nottingham Univ. Press, Nottingham, UK. p. 309-327.
9. Ji, F., G. Wu, J. R. Blanton, and S. W. Kim. 2005. Changes in weight and composition in various tissues of pregnant gilts and their nutritional implications. J. Anim. Sci. 83:366-375.
10. Knol, E. F., J. I. Leenhouwers, and T. van der Lende. 2002. Genetic aspects of piglet survival. Livest. Prod. Sci. 78:47-55.
11. Le Floch, N., F. Gondret, J. J. Matte, and H. Quesnel. 2012. Towards amino acid recommendations for specific physiological and patho-physiological states in pigs. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 71:425-432.
12. W. Frank, T. E. Spencer, I. Shinzato, and G. Wu. 2010. Dietary supplementation with 0.8% L-arginine between days 0 and 25 of gestation reduces litter size in gilts. J. Nutr. 140:1111-1116.
13. Mateo, R. D., G. Wu, F. W. Bazer, J. C. Park, I. Shinzato, and S. W. Kim. 2007. Dietary L-arginine supplementation enhances the reproductive performance of gilts. J. Nutr. 137:652-656.
14. McPherson, R. L., F. Ji, G. Wu, J. R. Blanton, and S. W. Kim. 2004. Growth and compositional changes of fetal tissues in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 82:2534-2540.
15. Milligan, B. N., D. Fraser, and D. L. Kramer. 2002. Within-litter birth weight variation in the domestic pig and its relation to pre-weaning survival, weight gain, and variation in weaning weights. Livest. Prod. Sci. 76:181-191.
16. Quesnel, H. 2009. Nutritional and lactational effects on follicular development in the pig. In: H. Rodriguez-Martinez, J. L. Vallet, and A. J. Ziecik, editors, Control of pig reproduction VIII. Nottingham Univ. Press, Nottingham, UK. p. 121-134.
17. Quesnel, H., L. Brossard, A. Valancogne, and N. Quiniou. 2008. Influence of some sow characteristics on within-litter variation of piglet birth weight. Animal 2:1842-1849.
18. Quesnel, H., S. Boulot, S. Serriere, E. Venturi, and F. Martinat-Botté. 2010. Post-insemination level of feeding does not influence embryonic survival and growth in highly prolific gilts. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 120:120-124.
19. Quiniou, N., J. Dagorn, and D. Gaudré. 2002. Variation of piglets' birth weight and consequences on subsequent performance. Livest. Prod. Sci. 78:63-70.
20. Ramaekers, P., B. Kemp, and T. van der Lende. 2006. Progenos in sows increases number of piglets born. J. Anim. Sci. 84(Suppl. 1):394. (Abstr.)
21. Rehfeldt, C., G. Kuhn, G. Nürnberg, E. Kanitz, F. Schneider, M. Beyer, K. Nürnberg, and K. Ender. 2001. Effects of exogenous somatotropin during early gestation on maternal performance, fetal growth, and compositional traits in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 79:1789-1799.
22. Town, S. C., J. L. Patterson, C. Z. Pereira, G. Gourley, and G. R. Foxcroft. 2005. Embryonic and fetal development in a commercial dam-line genotype. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 85:301-316.
23. Vallet, J. L., J. R. Miles, and B. A. Freking. 2009. Development of the pig placenta. In: H. Rodriguez-Martinez, J. L. Vallet, and A. J. Ziecik, editors, Control of pig reproduction VIII. Nottingham Univ. Press, Nottingham, UK. p. 265-279.
24. van den Brand, H., N. M. Soede, and B. Kemp. 2006. Supplementation of dextrose to the diet during the weaning to estrus interval affects subsequent variation in within-litter piglet birth weight. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 91:353-358.
25. van der Lende, T., W. Hazeleger, and D. de Jager. 1990. Weight distribution within litters at the early fœtal stage and at birth in relation to embryonic mortality in the pig. Livest. Prod. Sci. 26:53-65.
26. Wientjes, J. G. M. 2013. Piglet birth weight and litter uniformity: Importance of premating nutritional and metabolic conditions. PhD thesis, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, the Netherlands, 240 p.
27. Wientjes, J. G. M., N. M. Soede, C. M. C. van der Peet-Schwering, H. van den Brand, and B. Kemp. 2012. Piglet uniformity and mortality in large organic litters: Effects of parity and pre-mating diet composition. Livest. Sci. 144:218-229.
28. Wu, G., F. W. Bazer, J. M. Wallace, and T. E. Spencer. 2006. Intrauterine growth retardation: Implications for the animal sciences. J. Anim. Sci. 84:2316-2337.