Dietary supplementation of laminarin improves the reproductive performance of sows and the growth of suckling piglets

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Abstract

Background

Maternal nutrition is essential in keeping a highly efficient production system in the pig industry. Laminarin has been shown to improve antioxidant capacity, reduce the inflammatory response, and favor the homeostasis of intestinal microbiota. However, the effect of dietary supplementation of laminarin on the reproductive performance of sows and the growth of suckling offspring remains unknown.

Methods

A total of 40 Landrace × Yorkshire multiparous sows on d 85 of gestation, similar in age, body weight (BW), parity and reproductive performance, were randomly divided into four dietary treatments with 10 sows per treatment, receiving a control diet (basal pregnancy or lactating diets) and a basal diet supplemented with 0.025%, 0.05% and 0.10% laminarin, respectively. The experiment lasted from d 85 of gestation to d 21 of lactation.

Results

Laminarin supplementation linearly increased number born alive per litter ( P = 0.03), average daily feed intake (ADFI, P < 0.01), and total milk yield of sows during the lactation of 1–21 d ( P = 0.02). Furthermore, maternal laminarin supplementation increased the average daily gain (ADG) of piglets while tending to reduce the culling and death rate before weaning. In addition, alterations to the composition of colostrum and milk, as well as to serum inflammatory cytokines and immunoglobulins of sows were observed. The fecal microbiota profile of sows supported the improvement of reproductive performance in sows and the growth performance in suckling offspring.

Conclusions

Dietary supplementation of laminarin during late pregnancy and lactation could significantly improve reproductive performance of sows and growth performance of piglets.

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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40104-023-00920-6.

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Jingdong Yin:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4623-0568

yinjd@cau.edu.cn

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Anim Sci Biotechnol

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Anim Sci Biotechnol

Title: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Print): 1674-9782

ISSN (Electronic): 2049-1891

Publication date (Electronic): 10 September 2023

Publication date PMC-release: 10 September 2023

Publication date Collection: 2023

Volume: 14

Electronic Location Identifier: 114

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GRID grid.22935.3f, ISNI 0000 0004 0530 8290, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, , China Agricultural University, ; Beijing, 100193 China

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Publisher ID: 920

DOI: 10.1186/s40104-023-00920-6

PMC ID: 10493022

PubMed ID: 37689725

SO-VID: bae92ae1-635e-420c-99d4-1bd8ebfeaf5e

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Date received : 9 May 2023

Date accepted : 13 July 2023

Funding

Funded by: FundRef http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100012165, Key Technologies Research and Development Program;

Award ID: 2018YFD0500400

Award Recipient : Jingdong Yin

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Animal science & Zoology

Keywords: fecal microbiota,laminarin,milk,piglets,reproductive performance,sows

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Dietary supplementation of laminarin improves the reproductive performance of sows and the growth of suckling piglets

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