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The effect of supplementing the maternal diet with palm or soya oil during late gestation on piglet growth performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. Laws ,
K. S. Perkins ,
J. C. Litten ,
A. M. Corson ,
A. D. Hall ,
I.J. Lean  and
L. Clarke
J. Laws*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
K. S. Perkins
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
J. C. Litten
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
A. M. Corson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
A. D. Hall
Affiliation:
Cherry Valley, Rothwell, Lincolnshire, LN7 6BJ, UK
I.J. Lean
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
L. Clarke
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, UK
*
E-mail: j.laws@imperial.ac.uk
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A substantial and continual economic loss within the pig industry is the 5-20% pre-weaning mortality rate that occurs during the neonatal period (MLC, 2002). The principal causes of piglet death are low birth weight in conjunction with insufficient amounts of body fat reserves (Herpin et al., 1993; Varley, 1995). Studies by Rooke et al. (2000) have demonstrated that the fatty acid profiles of the sows diet during late pregnancy and lactation is an important factor influencing piglet performance. The benefits of dietary manipulations aimed at improving piglet survival, however, remain controversial. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of supplementing the maternal diet with palm and/or soya oil during late gestation on piglet growth performance.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 159
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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