Effects of induced or delayed parturition and supplemental dietary fat on colostrum and milk composition in sows
1995
Jackson, J.R. | Hurley, W.L. | Easter, R.A. | Jensen, A.H. | Odle, J.
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of inducing premature parturition on the composition of colostrum and milk and the effects of dietary fat supplementation on colostrum and milk composition from premature and delayed farrowing sows. In Trial 1, eight sows were allowed to farrow naturally (d 114, NF sows) and eight sows were induced to farrow (IF sows) prematurely by injection of prostaglandin F2 alpha on d 112 of gestation. Average fat content of sow's milk during the first 12 h postpartum was lower for IF than for NF sows (P < .05), as was overall mean fat percentage (P < .06). In Trial 2, 53 sows were randomly assigned in a 2 (diets) x 5 (parturition treatments) factorial experiment. Dietary treatments fed during the last 2 wk of gestation and throughout lactation were control diet and added fat diet (control diet plus 10% corn oil). Parturition treatments included 1) natural farrowing (d 114), induction of parturition with prostaglandin F2 alpha on 2) d 110, 3) d 111, or 4) d 112 of gestation, and 5) delay of parturition with progesterone followed by injection of prostaglandin on d 116. The added fat diet increased milk fat percentage compared with the control diet (P < .01). Colostral fat percentage was reduced by induction of premature farrowing (d 110 or 111) in sows fed the control diet but was unaffected in sows fed added dietary fat (interaction, P < .05). Mean fat content of colostrum was not reduced in groups receiving the added fat diet that were induced to farrow prematurely. In sows with delayed parturition, colostral immunoglobulin G concentrations were lower for the group fed the added fat diet than for the group fed the control diet (P < .05). Addition of fat to sow diets during late gestation and lactation may help maintain high colostral energy for newborn pigs when sows are induced to farrow prematurely.
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