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Table 5.3. Efects of dietary ibres on sow reproductive performance and litter growth in diferent studies
1
.
Gestation ibre source
2
Cycles studied
3
Housing
4
Crude ibre %,
DM tested
Period of application
during gestation
5
Meal number
during gestation
6
Feed intake
in lactation
Litter size
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Reference
Born alive
Weaned
Litter
Piglet
Litter
Piglet
Oat hulls
4.0- 6.2- 14.9
P2
I
whole gestation
1
-
NS
-
↑
↑
NS
-
Mroz
et al.,
1986
↑
Oat hulls
15
P1
I
whole gestation
2
NS
-
-
NS
-
NS
Farmer
et al.,
1996
Wheat bran/corn cobs
10.07
P1-P2
I
d 1 of gestation until 2 d
after parturition
2
NS
NS
NS (P1);
↑
(P2)
-
NS (P1);
↑
(P2)
-
Matte
et al.,
1994
↑
Oat hulls/oat
20.41
P1-P2
I
d 1 of gestation until 2 d
after parturition
2
NS
NS (P1); NS
(P2)
-
NS (P1); NS (P2)
-
Matte
et al.,
1994
Wheat straw
7
P1 to Pn
G
d 2 of gestation until d 109
1
NS
NS
NS
-
NS
-
NS
Renteria-Flores
et al.,
2008
↑
Soybean hulls
12
P1 to Pn
G
d 2 of gestation until d 109
1
NS
NS
-
NS
-
NS
Renteria-Flores
et al.,
2008
Soybean hulls
14.8
Multi; 1-6
I
d 1 after weaning until d
109 of gestation
1 or 2
NS
↓
NS
NS
NS
NS
Holt
et al.,
2006
Soybean hulls
19.3 % NDF
as-fed basis
Gilt; multi
I
d1 of gestation until d 4
after farrowing
-
NS
NS
NS
-
NS
NS
NS
Darroch
et al.,
2008
Soybean hulls
7.9
P1
I
d 91 until d 105
1
NS
NS
-
NS
NS
NS
NS
Loisel
et al.,
2013
Wheat bran
5
P1-P2
I
d 1 until d 90
2
NS
↓
P1
N
NS
↑
P1; NS P2
↓
(P1); NS (P2)
↓
(P1); NS (P2)
Che
et al.,
2011
Wheat straw
8.26
3 parities; P0
to P4
I
whole gestation
1
↑
P1, P2 P3,
overall
↑
overall
↑
P2,
overall
↑
overall
-
↑
P2, overall
-
Veum
et al.,
2009
Sugar beet pulp
600 g/kg
P1 P2
G
28 d of gestation until 1 wk
before farrowing
Ad lib
restric
NS (P1);
↓
(P2)
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
Whittaker
et al.,
2000
Sugar beet pulp
12.4
P1
G
d 25 until farrowing
1
NS
NS
NS
-
NS
-
NS
Guillemet
et al.,
2007b
Sugar beet pulp
12.4
P1
G
d 25 until farrowing
1
↑
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
↑
0
Quesnel
et al.,
2009
Sugar beet pulp
300 g/kg
3 parities; multi
G
d 1 until farrowing
1 EFS; 2 stalls
↑
P1, P2, P3
NS
↓
P1, P2
NS
↓
P1 P2
-
NS
Van der Peet-Schwering
et al.,
2003b
1 EFS; 2 stalls
↑
Sugar beet pulp
15.9
3 parities; multi
G
d 1 until farrowing
NS
-
NS
NS
-
NS
Van der Peet-Schwering
et al.,
2004
Sugar beet pulp
12.7
P 1-5
I
d 0 until d 112
2
↑
NS
NS
-
↓
-
NS
Danielsen and Vestergaard, 2001
Mixed 1
13.5
P 1-5
I
d 0 until d 112
2
NS
NS
NS
-
NS
-
NS
Danielsen and Vestergaard, 2001
Sugar beet pulp
13.2
3 parities
gilts multi
I
d 1 until d 112
2
↑
P1 P2
overall
NS
NS
-
↓
P1 P2 P3,
overall
NS
NS
Vestergaard and Danielsen, 1998
Mixed 2
14.1
3 parities
gilts multi
I
d 1 until d 112
2
NS
NS
NS
-
NS
NS
NS
Vestergaard and Danielsen, 1998
2 stalls; 1 ESF
↑
↓
↓
↓
Mixed 3
13.2
multi
I/G
weaning until day before
farrowing
NS
NS
NS
Courboulay and Gaudré, 2002
1
Efects of dietary ibrous diets compared with a standard diet:
↑
= increased;
↓
= decrease; NS = no efect.
2
Mixed 1: dried grass meal +wheat bran + oat hulls; Mixed 2: green grass-meal + wheat bran + oat hulls; Mixed3: sugar beet pulp + bran + sun lower meal.
3
Multi = multiparous. P1: parity 1; P2: parity 2
4
Housing design: I individual stall, G group-penned.
5
Period of application during gestation: d = days of gestation.
6
ESF = electronic self-feeder.
